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SLOBBER
drool, dribble, drivel, slobber
(noun) saliva spilling from the mouth
drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble
(verb) let saliva drivel from the mouth; “The baby drooled”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
slobber (countable and uncountable, plural slobbers)
Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
Muddy or marshy land; mire.
(dated) A jellyfish.
Verb
slobber (third-person singular simple present slobbers, present participle slobbering, simple past and past participle slobbered)
To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth; to drool.
Synonyms
• (emit saliva): drool, slaver
Anagrams
• lobbers
Source: Wiktionary
Slob"ber, v. t. & i.
Definition: See Slabber.
Slob"ber, n.
1. See Slabber.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A jellyfish. [Prov. Eng.]
3. pl. (Vet.)
Definition: Salivation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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