v. t. To befoul with rain and mud; to drabble. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. drabbe dregs, lees; akin to D. drab, drabbe, dregs, G. treber; for sense 1, cf. also Gael. drabag a slattern, drabach slovenly. Cf. Draff. ]
v. i.
n. [ F. drap cloth: LL. drappus, trapus, perh. orig., a firm, solid stuff, cf. F. draper to drape, also to full cloth; prob. of German origin; cf. Icel. drepa to beat, strike, AS. drepan, G. treffen; perh. akin to E. drub. Cf. Drape, Trappings. ]
a. Of a color between gray and brown. --
n. One who associates with drabs; a wencher. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A coarse linen fabric, or duck. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Somewhat drab in color. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the character of a drab or low wench. “The drabbish sorceress.” Drant. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To fish with a long line and rod;
n. (Naut.) A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth, or more drop. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A draggle-tail; a slattern. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Quadrate. ] (Math.) That may be sqyared, or reduced to an equivalent square; -- said of a surface when the area limited by a curve can be exactly found, and expressed in a finite number of algebraic terms. [ 1913 Webster ]