drib
[ drib ]
noun
a small or minute quantity; bit.
Origin of drib
1First recorded in 1720–30; back formation from driblet
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How to use drib in a sentence
It's not fair for either side to have these things leaked out in dribs or drabs.
Lindsay Lohan May Strike Plea Deal in 2 Weeks | Christine Pelisek | March 10, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd rather than doing it in big chunks, the Japanese did it in dribs and drabs.
It Didn't Work In Japan and It Won't Here Either | Paul Kedrosky | October 21, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTBen advanced cash, in dribs or wads, accordin' to needs, an' kept a set o' books.
Dixie Hart | Will N. HarbenNow, gentlemen, $35,000 is a lot of money in donation dribs and drabs—is a very large sum of money.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyTjan was there, working the velvet rope, letting people through in dribs and drabs.
Makers | Cory Doctorow
We may be able to send you some dribs by degrees, but I do not believe we can do more.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Six | Abraham Lincoln
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