dropper

[ drop-er ]

/ ˈdrɒp ər /

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noun

Also called eyedropper, medicine dropper . a tube with a hollow rubber bulb at one end and a small opening at the other, for drawing in a liquid and expelling it in drops: For pets that don't like droppers, this medication also comes in a spray.You can dilute the tempera a little at a time by adding water with an eye dropper.
the amount held or dispensed by such a tube: Take two droppers of the echinacea tincture, swish it in your mouth for about 15 seconds, and swallow.

Angling. a short length of nylon, gut, etc., tied to a leader so that another fly (drop·per fly ) can be attached: This is a great summer fly that you can fish on a dropper or simply on its own.

a short-haired dog that is a cross between a pointer and a setter, so named because it drops to the ground, or crouches, on sighting game.

a person or thing that drops.

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Origin of dropper

First recorded in 1690–1700; drop + -er¹

Words nearby dropper

drop pass, dropped egg, dropped seat, dropped sole, dropped waist, dropper, dropper-in, dropping, dropping bottle, droppings, drop press

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How to use dropper in a sentence

We also liked the low standover height and long-stroke dropper seatpost, especially when getting on and off the bike in untracked snow.
The Best Winter Bikes of 2022|jversteegh|October 26, 2021|Outside Online
Using droppers, start adding the paint mixture, color by color, into the container.
Set a spooky Halloween scene with these painted marbled pumpkins|Kate McGregor/Domino|September 24, 2021|Popular-Science
It’s hard to see the drops come out of the dropper, and using too few could cause a false negative.
We reviewed three at-home covid tests. The results were mixed.|Antonio Regalado|May 4, 2021|MIT Technology Review
If you’ve been having restless nights —no one would blame you these days— I cannot stress how much adding a dropper of this into my nighttime routine changed my entire day.
This Blueberry-Flavored CBD Oil Replaced Melatonin for Me|Jillian Lucas|February 25, 2021|The Daily Beast

Fifteen minutes after taking a full dropper, I can feel my legs go tingly.
This Blueberry-Flavored CBD Oil Replaced Melatonin for Me|Jillian Lucas|February 25, 2021|The Daily Beast
An easy way to put varnish in the grooves of a tennis racket is to use a medicine dropper.
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The dropper was to be filled with corn, and, thus accoutred, he was ready for doing duty in the newly ploughed field.
The Boy Settlers|Noah Brooks
“A dibble and a corn-dropper will be more in his way than the rifle, for some weeks to come,” said Mr. Howell.
The Boy Settlers|Noah Brooks
The dropper is held by its handle while its contents are heated before use.
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A hollowed nose-dropper made of metal in the shape of a small kerosene lamp22 is suggested (fig. 9).
Drawings and Pharmacy in Al-Zahrawi's 10th-Century Surgical Treatise|Sami Hamarneh

British Dictionary definitions for dropper

dropper

/ (ˈdrɒpə) /

noun

a small tube having a rubber bulb at one end for drawing up and dispensing drops of liquid

a person or thing that drops

angling a short length of monofilament by which a fly is attached to the main trace or leader above the tail fly

Australian and NZ a batten attached to the top wire of a fence to keep the wires apart

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