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单词 drib
释义 drib
I. \ˈdrib\ verb
(dribbed ; dribbed ; dribbing ; dribs)
Etymology: probably alteration of drip
intransitive verb
: dribble
 < a jokester's dribbing glass with inconspicuous holes near the top >
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to utter bit by bit
2. obsolete : to shoot (an arrow) aside from the mark
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably back-formation from dribble & driblet
chiefly dialect
1. : a drop of liquid
 < as the tide draws away, the dribs and dregs of water left behind — Thomas Wood >
2. : a small amount : fragment
 < various lesser dribs for my side endeavors — I.S.Cobb >
 < the word-by-word reader brings the thought from the printed page in dribs — P.D.Leedy >
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