"dropmeal" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈdɹɒpmiːl/
Etymology: From Middle English dropmele, from Old English dropmǣlum (“one drop at a time”), equivalent to drop + -meal. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dropmele}} Middle English dropmele, {{inh|en|ang|dropmǣlum|t=one drop at a time}} Old English dropmǣlum (“one drop at a time”), {{suf|en|drop|meal}} drop + -meal Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} dropmeal (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) One drop at a time, drop by drop. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dropmeal-en-adv-TdQckczW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -meal Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -meal: 74 26
  2. (archaic) By drops or small portions. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dropmeal-en-adv-101UIGpB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dropwise, dropmeale [obsolete]

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