3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Drib \Drib\, n. 1. A drop. [Obs.] --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. a small portion or small amount of anything; -- used mostly in the phrase dribs and drabs. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Drib \Drib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dribbing}.] [Cf. {Drip}.] To do by little and little; as: (a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop. (b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate. [1913 Webster] He who drives their bargain dribs a part. --Dryden. (c) To lead along step by step; to entice. [1913 Webster] With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. -- Dryden. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Drib \Drib\, v. t. & i. (Archery) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
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