DRIBS

Noun

dribs

plural of drib

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


DRIB

Drib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dribbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dribbing.] Etym: [Cf. Drip.]

Definition: To do by little and little; as: (a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop. (b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate. He who drives their bargain dribs a part. Dryden.

(c) To lead along step by step; to entice. With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. Dryden.

Drib, v. t. & i. (Archery)

Definition: To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

Drib, n.

Definition: A drop. [Obs.] Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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