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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drib \Drib\, v. t. & i. (Archery) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drib \Drib\, n. A drop. [Obs.] --Swift. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drib \Drib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbed}; p. pr & vb n. {Dribbing}.] [Cf. {Drip}.] To do by little and little; as: a To cut off by a little at a time; to crop. b To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate. He who drives their bargain dribs a part --Dryden. c To lead along step by step; to entice. With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. -- Dryden.
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