Dropping
Pronunciation : Drop"ping
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.
2. pl.
Defn: That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of animals. Dropping bottle, an instrument used to supply small quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel. -- Dropping fire, a continued irregular discharge of firearms. -- Dropping tube, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913