Drib

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Drib \Drib\, n.
     1. A drop. [Obs.] --Swift.
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     2. a small portion or small amount of anything; -- used
        mostly in the phrase dribs and drabs.


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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.
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               He who drives their bargain dribs a part. --Dryden.
     (c) To lead along step by step; to entice.
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               With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. --
                                                    Dryden.
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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.
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