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Definition of Drabber
1. n. One who associates with drabs; a wencher.
Definition of Drabber
1. Adjective. (comparative of drab) ¹
2. Noun. A hair product that works against natural colour to make the hair more drab. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) One who associates with drabs; a wencher. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drabber
1. drab [adj] - See also: drab
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drabber
Literary usage of Drabber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. ... Number 2 of "A Novel Proposition,": Showing how the Rate of Wages (in by David Lubin (1893)
"'Finance' and 'Lund-drabber' observing this, become alarmed, ... Hut scarce' had
the trial begun, when 'Finance' and 'Land-drabber' volunteered to help the ..."
2. Philip Massinger by Philip Massinger, Arthur Symons (1887)
"Gold. Hug him close, wench, And thou mayst eat gold and amber. I well know him
For a most insatiate drabber: he ..."
3. Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir (1921)
"The vocalism of / English is an inherently drabber thing than the vowel scale of
French, yet English compensates for this drawback by its greater rhythmical ..."
4. The Song of the Plow: Being the English Chronicle by Maurice Henry Hewlett (1916)
"I must veer 15 To dip my rustic-pointed quill In drabber ink. My ballad-scroll
Must voice the anguish deep and still Of strife more bitter, where the toll ..."
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