Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Eavesdrop"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Eavesdrop \Eaves"drop`\, n.
The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Eavesdrop \Eaves"drop`\, v. i. [Eaves + drop.]
To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a
house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence,
to listen secretly to what is said in private.
To eavesdrop in disguises. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
eavesdrop
v : listen without the speaker's knowledge [syn: {listen in}]
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