GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Drip , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dripped  or Dript; p. pr. & vb. n. Dripping.] [Akin to LG. drippen, Dan. dryppe, from a noun. See Drop.]
   To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.
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   To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment drips.
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   The dark round of the dripping wheel.
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   Drip, v. t. To let fall in drops.
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   Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain.
   Swift.
   
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   Drip, n.
   A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which drips, or falls in drops.
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   The light drip of the suspended oar.
   Byron.
   
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   (Arch.) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and is of such section as to throw off the rain water.
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   Right of drip (Law), an easement or servitude by which a man has the right to have the water flowing from his house fall on the land of his neighbor.
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