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Dewdrop

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A droplet of water formed as dew.
  2. 2
    a drop of dew wordnet
  3. 3
    A slow pitch. dated, slang
  4. 4
    A plant of species Dalibarda repens.

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”).

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