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Definition drib

Etymology 1

From dialectal English drib (compare also drub), a variant from Middle English drepen (�to hit, strike, slay�), from Old English drepan (�to strike, kill, overcome�), from Proto-Germanic *drepan? (�to hit, strike�). More at drub.

Verb

drib (third-person singular simple present dribs, present participle dribbing, simple past and past participle dribbed)

1. (transitive) To cut off; chop off.
2. (transitive) To cut off little by little; cheat by small and reiterated tricks; purloin.
3. (transitive) To entice step by step.
4. To appropriate unlawfully; to embezzle.
5. (transitive, archery) To shoot directly at short range.
6. (intransitive, archery) To shoot at a mark at short range.
7. (transitive, archery) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent.
8. (transitive, now chiefly Britain dialectal) To beat; thrash; drub.
9. (transitive, now chiefly Britain dialectal) To scold.
10. (transitive, now chiefly Britain dialectal, marbles) To strike another player's marble when playing from the trigger.

Etymology 2

From a variant of drip.

Noun

drib (plural dribs)

1. (obsolete) A drop.

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