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drabbed

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drab

2  [drab] noun, verb, drabbed, drab⋅bing.
Use drabbed in a Sentence
–noun
1. a dirty, untidy woman; slattern.
2. a prostitute.
–verb (used without object)
3. to associate with drabs.
Origin:
1505–15; perh. akin to D drab dregs, lees, obs. D drablen to run or tramp about; cf. drabble, draff
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drab 2   (drāb)   
n.  

  1. A slattern.

  2. A woman prostitute.

intr.v.   drabbed, drab·bing, drabs
To consort with prostitutes: "Even amid his drabbing, he himself retained some virginal airs" (Stanislaus Joyce).

[Possibly of Celtic origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic dràbag and Irish Gaelic drabóg, slattern, or from Dutch drab, dregs.]
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