dewdrop

noun

Etymology

From Middle English deu drop, dew droppe, dewe droppe, equivalent to dew + drop. Compare Dutch dauwdruppel (“dewdrop”), German Tautropfen (“dewdrop”), Danish dugdråbe (“dewdrop”), Swedish daggdroppe (“dewdrop”), Faroese døggdropi (“dewdrop”).

  1. inherited from deu drop

Definitions

  1. A droplet of water formed as dew.

  2. A slow pitch.

  3. A plant of species Dalibarda repens.

The neighborhood

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