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Webster 1913 Edition
Eavesdrop
Eaves′dropˊ
(ēvz′drŏpˊ)
, Verb.
I.
[
Eaves
+ drop
.] To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private.
To
eavesdrop
in disguises. Milton.
Eaves′dropˊ
,Noun.
The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.