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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dribble, n. [f. e.m.E. dribble v. (1589).] A slight trickle. —a1682 F. Semple Banishm. Poverty xxvii in Watson's Coll. i. 14.
I … stour'd to Leith To try my creditt at the wine, But foul a dribble fyld my teeth
