Eavesdrop
Pronunciation : Eaves"drop`
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Eaves + drop.]
Definition : Defn: To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. To eavesdrop in disguises. Milton.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Eaves"drop`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913