drab|ble

drab|ble
drab|ble «DRAB uhl», verb, -bled, -bling.
–v.t.
to make wet and dirty by contact with muddy water or mud.
–v.i.
1. to fish with a rod and long line by dragging the hook along the bottom.
2. to become wet and dirty.
[Middle English drabelen. Compare Low German drabbeln to splash, wade around in water.]

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