Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Drop by drop; in small portions at a time.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete By drops or small portions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb archaic One drop at a time, drop by drop
- adverb archaic By drops or small portions
Etymologies
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From Middle English dropmele, from Old English dropmǣlum ("one drop at a time"), equivalent to drop + -meal. More at drop, meal.
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