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Pronunciation : Drib
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Drip.]
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Dribbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dribbing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Drib
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

t. & i. (Archery)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Drib
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A drop. [Obs.] Swift.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913