Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dropper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dropper \Drop"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly
that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
2. A dropping tube.
3. (Mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves,
the main lode.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when
it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an
occasional, habit of the setter.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dropper
n : 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 [syn: {eye dropper}]
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