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verb (used without object)
1.
to listen secretly to a private conversation.
verb (used with object)
2.
Archaic. to eavesdrop on.
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Eavesdropper
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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noun Also, eaves·drip 
[eevz-drip] .
[eevz-drip] . 3.
water that drips from the eaves.
4.
the ground on which such water falls.
Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English evesdrope, evesdripe, Old English yfesdrype; as v., probably back formation from eavesdropper, late Middle English evisdroppyr, apparently literally, one who stands on the eavesdrop in order to listen to conversations inside the house; see eave, drop, drip
before 900; (noun) Middle English evesdrope, evesdripe, Old English yfesdrype; as v., probably back formation from eavesdropper, late Middle English evisdroppyr, apparently literally, one who stands on the eavesdrop in order to listen to conversations inside the house; see eave, drop, drip
Related forms
eaves·drop·per, noun
an·ti·eaves·drop·ping, adjective
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