eavesdripeavesdropn.

Etymology: Old English yfesdrype , < eaves n. + drip n., afterwards refashioned after drop n.; compare Old Norse upsar-dropi of same meaning; the Flemish oosdrup, according to Kilian, meant simply ‘eaves’.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈeavesdrip.

The dripping of water from the eaves of a house; the space of ground which is liable to receive the rainwater thrown off by the eaves of a building. Chiefly used with reference to the ancient custom or law which prohibited a proprietor from building at a less distance than two feet from the boundary of his land, lest he should injure his neighbour's land by ‘eavesdrop.’

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > eaves > overhang of

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > eaves > space to receive rainwater dripping from

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868 Kentish Charter in Brit. Museum Fac-Sim. ii. plate xxxviii An folcæs folcryht to lefænne rumæs butan twigen fyt to yfæs drypæ.

1639 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 180 The..edifices..gardens, waies, water courses, easem^ts, ewse-dreepes, and appurtenances.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. i. ii. 25 The lean demigod..had..to wait under eavesdrops.

1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 590 Rights of light, prospect, gutter, and eaves-drop.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	eavesdrip
释义	eavesdripeavesdropn. Etymology: Old English yfesdrype , < eaves n. + drip n., afterwards refashioned after drop n.; compare Old Norse upsar-dropi of same meaning; the Flemish oosdrup, according to Kilian, meant simply ‘eaves’.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈeavesdrip. The dripping of water from the eaves of a house; the space of ground which is liable to receive the rainwater thrown off by the eaves of a building. Chiefly used with reference to the ancient custom or law which prohibited a proprietor from building at a less distance than two feet from the boundary of his land, lest he should injure his neighbour's land by ‘eavesdrop.’ ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > eaves > overhang of eavesdrip868 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > eaves > space to receive rainwater dripping from eavesdrip868 868 Kentish Charter in Brit. Museum Fac-Sim. ii. plate xxxviii An folcæs folcryht to lefænne rumæs butan twigen fyt to yfæs drypæ. 1639 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 180 The..edifices..gardens, waies, water courses, easem^ts, ewse-dreepes, and appurtenances. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. i. ii. 25 The lean demigod..had..to wait under eavesdrops. 1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 590 Rights of light, prospect, gutter, and eaves-drop. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.868
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