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    Eavesdrop , v. i. [Eaves + drop.] To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private.
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    To eavesdrop in disguises.
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    Eavesdrop, n. The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
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