driblet
Americannoun
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a small portion or part.
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a small or petty sum.
noun
Etymology
Origin of driblet
Example Sentences
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Yet that driblet is enough to lead to the synthesis of the potent stuff.
From Time Magazine Archive
But R.A.F. flyers from Italy made a 1,750-mile round trip to drop a pathetic driblet of supplies to the besieged.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last month Ashokan with a 17-billion gal. driblet in it was declared virtually empty.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rest, except for the driblet evacuated by air, return to rear areas aboard transports, which are usually crowded and cannot hope to have the exceptional facilities of a hospital ship.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was this slight overflow which supplied the driblet we had followed up from the cañon below.
From The Boys of Crawford's Basin The Story of a Mountain Ranch in the Early Days of Colorado by Chase Emerson
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