"dropple" meaning in English

See dropple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: dropples [plural]
Etymology: drop + -le; compare droplet, Limburgish dróppel. Etymology templates: {{af|en|drop|-le}} drop + -le, {{m+|li|dróppel}} Limburgish dróppel Head templates: {{en-noun}} dropple (plural dropples)
  1. (rare) A drop (of rain, dew, etc). Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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