Meanings
adverbdropmeal (not comparable)
alternative obsolete dropmeale
- archaicnot comparableOne drop at a time, drop by drop.
- archaicnot comparableBy drops or small portions.
deliuer their vrine but dropmeale and with difficultie
1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC
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Origin
- Old Englishdropmǣlum“one drop at a time”
- Middle Englishdropmele
- Englishdropmeal
From Middle English dropmele, from Old English dropmǣlum (“one drop at a time”), equivalent to drop + -meal.
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APA
dropmeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropmeal
MLA
“dropmeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropmeal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dropmeal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropmeal.
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