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dropper

Main Entry: drop·per

Pronunciation: \ˈdrä-pər\

Function: noun

Date: circa 1700

1 : one that drops
2 : a short glass tube fitted with a rubber bulb and used to measure liquids by drops —called also eyedropper, medicine dropper

— drop·per·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun

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