EAVESDROPPED

Verb

eavesdropped

simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop

Source: Wiktionary


EAVESDROP

Eaves"drop`, v. i. Etym: [Eaves + drop.]

Definition: To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. To eavesdrop in disguises. Milton.

Eaves"drop`, n.

Definition: The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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