What does driblet mean?
Definitions for driblet
ˈdrɪb lɪtdriblet
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Princeton's WordNet
drop, drib, dribletnoun
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
"he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
Wiktionary
dribletnoun
a small portion or part.
dribletnoun
a small or petty sum.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dribletnoun
A small sum; odd money in a sum.
Etymology: from dribble.
Twelve long years of exile born,
Twice twelve we number’d since his blest return:
So strictly wert thou just to pay,
Even to the dribblet of a day. Dryden.
Webster Dictionary
Dribletnoun
a small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets
Etymology: [From Dribble.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of driblet in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of driblet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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