STILLICIDE

Etymology

Noun

stillicide (plural stillicides)

Water falling in drops, especially in a row from the eaves of a roof, or from icicles or stalactites.

(legal) stillicidium; the right to collect such drops from a neighbor's roof that overhangs one's own property.

Source: Wiktionary


Stil"li*cide, n. Etym: [L. stillicidium; stilla a drop + cadere to fall.]

Definition: A continual falling or succession of drops; rain water falling from the eaves. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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