Definitions for drabbleˈdræb əl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
drab•bleˈdræb əl(v.t.; v.i.)-bled, -bling.
to make or become wet and dirty; draggle.
Origin of drabble:
1350–1400; ME drabelen < MLG drabbeln to wade in liquid mud, bespatter <drabbe liquid mud
Drab•bleˈdræb əl(n.)
Margaret,born 1939, English novelist (sister of A.S. Byatt).
Category: Biography
Webster Dictionary
Drabble(verb)
to draggle; to wet and befoul by draggling; as, to drabble a gown or cloak
Drabble(verb)
to fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels
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