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eavedrop

/ˈiːvdɹɒp/

eavedrop noun: an eavesdrop (dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.).

Noun

eavedrop (plural eavedrops)

  1. (archaic) an eavesdrop (dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.)
    • Then I rise, the eavedrops fall,
      And the yellow vapours choke1855, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page)”, in Maud, and Other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC

Forms of eavedrop

pluraleavedrops

Origin of eavedrop

From eave + drop.

Questions about eavedrop

What does eavedrop mean?
Eavedrop means an eavesdrop (dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.).
What part of speech is eavedrop?
Eavedrop is a noun.
How do you pronounce eavedrop?
Eavedrop is pronounced /ˈiːvdɹɒp/.
What is the plural of eavedrop?
The plural of eavedrop is eavedrops.

Words near eavedrop in the dictionary

  1. eaux de vie
  2. eaux fortes
  3. EAV
  4. eave
  5. eaved
  6. eavedrop
  7. eavedrops
  8. eaveless
  9. Eavenson
  10. Eavensons
  11. eaves

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