About The Word Drib
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What's The Definition Of Drib?Synonyms | Synonyms for Drib: Related Terms | Find terms related to Drib: See Also | Drib In Webster's Dictionary \Drib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dribbing}.] [Cf. {Drip}.]
To do by little and little; as:
(a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.
(b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.
He who drives their bargain dribs a part. --Dryden.
(c) To lead along step by step; to entice.
With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. --
Dryden.
\Drib\, v. t. & i. (Archery) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. \Drib\, n. A drop. [Obs.] --Swift. |
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