Eavedrop

//ˈiːvdɹɒp// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    an eavesdrop (dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.) archaic

    "Then I rise, the eavedrops fall, And the yellow vapours choke"

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"Then I rise, the eavedrops fall, And the yellow vapours choke"

Etymology

From eave + drop.

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