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Source: gcide
Drip \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}.]

1. To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.

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2. To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment
drips.

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The dark round of the dripping wheel. --Tennyson.

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Source: gcide
Drip \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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Source: gcide
Drip \Drip\, n.
1. 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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2. (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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