driblet[noun]Synonyms: pittance, dribble, scrimption, drop, drib, droplet, globule, gobbet
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driblet noun.
['drɪblɪt] Also
dribblet.
L16.[from DRIB verb + -LET.]1. A small sum of money. Formerly
spec., a small debt.
L16.2. A small or insignificant quantity or part.
L17.■ V. Sackville-West These bits of information were imparted..in driblets and with caution.3. A thin stream or small quantity of liquid.
M19.■ R. K. Narayan The river trickling away in minute driblets.
Comb.:
driblet cone: produced by successive ejections of small amounts of lava.
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