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driblet

or drib·blet

[drib-lit]
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noun

a small portion or part.
a small or petty sum.

RELATED WORDS

droplet, little, speck, particle, hint, tear, pinch, drop, morsel, drip, dash, globule, sprinkling, bit, smidgen

Nearby words

  1. dreyfus affair,
  2. dreyfusard,
  3. drg,
  4. drib,
  5. dribble,
  6. dribs and drabs,
  7. driech,
  8. dried,
  9. dried-fruit beetle,
  10. dried-up

Origin of driblet

1590–1600; obsolete drib (v.) (see dribble) + -let
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British Dictionary definitions for driblet

driblet

dribblet

noun

a small quantity or amount, as of liquid

Word Origin for driblet

C17: from obsolete drib to fall bit by bit + -let
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Word Origin and History for driblet

driblet

n.

1590s, diminutive of drib (n.).

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