|
|
Definition of Drabbet
1. n. A coarse linen fabric, or duck.
Definition of Drabbet
1. Noun. A coarse linen fabric. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drabbet
1. a coarse linen fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drabbet
Literary usage of Drabbet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Philological Society by Philological Society (Great Britain). (1867)
"drabbet, vt a moderated imprecation ; an abbrev. of 'od rabbet. Draff, n.
grains of malt after brewing, with which cows and swine are fed. ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1907)
"... for two years I ploughed with bullocks ; then I got a pair of horses, and I
was mighty setup about that. My clothes were a drabbet slop, and trousers, ..."
Other Resources:
