Etymology

dropping

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Today it means: Something dropped; a droplet. Full definition →

First used 14th C.
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The story

By surface analysis, drop + -ing.

First known use, by meaning

  • 14th C. Something dropped; a droplet.
  • late 16th C. A piece of animal excrement; dung.

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