Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
dropper \drop"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly
that drops from the leader above the bob or end fly.
[1913 Webster]
2. A dropping tube, usually of glass or plastic with a narrow
opening at the tip and a rubber bulb at the top which can
be squeezed to control intake or outflow of the fluid. The
word is used in combinations with obvious significance, as
{eye dropper}, {medicine dropper}, etc.
Syn: eye dropper. [1913 Webster +PJC]
3. (Mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves,
the main lode.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Zool.) A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it
sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an
occasional, habit of the setter.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dropper
n 1: pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one
end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a
time; "she used an eye dropper to administer medication to
the eyes" [syn: {dropper}, {eye dropper}]
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