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Definition of Drabbling
1. drabble [v] - See also: drabble
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drabbling
Literary usage of Drabbling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"How she goes drabbling along." Anglo-Latin Lexicon, 1440, (Harl. MS. ... Boys come
drabbling from the town, Glad to meet their sports again. DRAG. ..."
2. Plain Economic Facts for All People by Ambrose Milton Thomas (1909)
"... drabbling, drossy dailies and their sleepy, hebdomadal harriers, are disposed
to wink with their lame, left-handed ear when poring over the beguiling ..."
3. Works by Washington Irving (1897)
"Who drags like snail his filthy slime Through many a ragged, hobbling rhyme, Then
calls his billingsgate—sarcastic ! His drabbling ..."
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