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Definition of Droppers
1. dropper [n] - See also: dropper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Droppers
Literary usage of Droppers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan (1895)
"By Garrett droppers .... v—xx Minutes of Meetings v Report of the Council xxviii
List of Members xxxiii Constitution and By-Laws xli ..."
2. The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer by Richard Burn (1820)
"IF VES droppers are such as listen under walls or windows, or the eves of houses,
to hearken after discourse, and thereupon to frame slanderous and ..."
3. Japan and Japanese-American Relations by George Hubbard Blakeslee (1912)
"THE SECRET OF JAPANESE SUCCESS By Garrett droppers, Professor of Political Economy
in Williams College, formerly Professor of Political Economy in the ..."
4. Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover by Doran (John) (1855)
"... away to Kew— Placed under Dr. Willis—The Prince and Lord Lothian eaves-droppers—
The King's recovery—The King unexpectedly encounters Miss Burney. ..."
5. A Digest of the Law of Scotland: With Special Reference to the Office and by Hugh Barclay, Scotland (1855)
"EAVES or EVES-droppers, persons listening to conversations, with the view of
framing slanderous or mischievous statements. In England the offence is ..."
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