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noun
Water falling in drops, especially in a row from the eaves of a roof, or from icicles or stalactites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Synonym of stillicidium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: stillicidium
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noun
A clause written into a land agreement that prohibits the tennant from building so close to the boundary that it would cause the water dripping from the eaves to fall on the neighbouring property.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The ground onto which the dripping water from the eaves falls. In this sense it means the same as eavesdrop or eavesdrip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Anglicisation of Latin stillicidium.
