drib|blet

drib|blet
drib|let or drib|blet «DRIHB liht», noun.
a small amount: »

He paid off his big debt in driblets, a dollar or two a week.

[< drib + -let]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • drib|let — or drib|blet «DRIHB liht», noun. a small amount: »He paid off his big debt in driblets, a dollar or two a week. ╂[< drib + let] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dribblet — Drib blet, Driblet Drib let, n. [From {Dribble}.] A small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets. [1913 Webster] When made up in dribblets, as they could, their best… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Driblet — Dribblet Drib blet, Driblet Drib let, n. [From {Dribble}.] A small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets. [1913 Webster] When made up in dribblets, as they could, their best… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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