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Definition of Drabble
1. v. t. To draggle; to wet and befoul by draggling; as, to drabble a gown or cloak.
2. v. i. To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels.
Definition of Drabble
1. Verb. (transitive) To wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud. ¹
2. Noun. A fictional story, typically in fanfiction, that is exactly 100 words long. ¹
3. Noun. A fictional story, typically in fanfiction, only a few hundred words long. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drabble
1. to draggle [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] - See also: draggle
Medical Definition of Drabble
1. To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drabble
Literary usage of Drabble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (1901)
"Married—William North and Martha drabble: St. Geo. Han. Sq. 1592. Bapt. ...
—Thomas Hotchkiss and Mary drabble : ibid. ii. 166. West Rid. ..."
2. The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or The Gentleman's Companion: for Town and ...Sports (1800)
"... with a hazel top, above five or fix feet long, and a line twice the length of
the rod : but the beft method is with a drabble ; which is, ..."
3. Journal of the Sanitary Institute by Sanitary Institute (Great Britain) (1904)
"ADDRESS By CHARLES drabble, MRCVS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFERENCE. MY first duty is
to extend to you a hearty welcome to the City of Bradford. ..."
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