drib

drib  (drb)

n.

A negligible amount: finished the work in dribs and drabs.

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[Perhaps from driblet.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

drib - a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling driblet, drop tear, teardrop - a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes" raindrop - a drop of rain small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude droplet - a tiny drop eye-drop, eyedrop - a drop from an eye dropper