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m. drabble
Drab·ble
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noun
Margaret,
born 1939,
English novelist.
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drabble
(ˈdræb
ə
l)
—
vb
to make or become wet or dirty
[C14: from Low German
drabbelen
to paddle in mud; related to
drab
²]
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Drabble
(ˈdræb
ə
l)
—
n
Margaret.
born 1939, British novelist and editor. Her novels include
The Needle's Eye
(1972),
The Radiant Way
(1987), and
The Seven Sisters
(2002). She edited the 1985 edition of the
Oxford Companion to Literature
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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