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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.

pl.

That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of animals; – often used in the plural.

Dropping bottle

an instrument used to supply small quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel.

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Dropping fire

a continued irregular discharge of firearms.

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Dropping tube

a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops.

ppr.

Falling in globules; distilling; falling; laying aside; dismissing; quitting; suffering to rest or subside; variegating with ornaments like drops.

Noun.

The act of dropping; a distilling; a falling.

That which drops.