eavedrop

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/ˈiːvdɹɒp/

noun

an eavesdrop (dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.)

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Meanings

nouneavedrop (plural eavedrops)

plural eavedrops

  1. archaican eavesdrop (dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.)

    Then I rise, the eavedrops fall, And the yellow vapours choke

    1855, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page)”, in Maud, and Other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC

Origin

From eave + drop.

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APA

eavedrop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eavedrop

MLA

“eavedrop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eavedrop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eavedrop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eavedrop.

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