† bedravelv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To cover with drivel or saliva.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > dirty or soil with specific kinds of dirt [verb (transitive)] > dirty with saliva or spittle
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1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. v. 194 Þanne com couetyise..His berde was bidraueled.
1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Bedrawled, bedrabbled, bedrivelled.]
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