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Meaning of DRIB

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Drib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Dribbing}.] [Cf. {Drip}.]
    To do by little and little; as:
    (a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.
    (b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.
              He who drives their bargain dribs a part. --Dryden.
    (c) To lead along step by step; to entice.
              With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. --
                                                   Dryden.
    
  2. \Drib\, v. t. & i. (Archery)
    To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent. [Obs.]
    --Sir P. Sidney.
    
  3. \Drib\, n.
    A drop. [Obs.] --Swift.
    
 
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