dropper meaning in General Dictionary
person who or that which drops
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- pipet composed of a tiny tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing fluid in and releasing it a drop at the same time
- person who, or what, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
- A dropping tube.
- A branch vein which falls faraway from, or leaves, the key lode.
- A dog which out of the blue drops upon the floor when it sights online game, -- previously a typical, but still an occasional, habit of the setter.
dropper meaning in Fishing Dictionary
the secondary fly tied on leader approximately the lead fly additionally the fly line: also, in coarse fishing, tiny chance (fat placed near the hook when float fishing)
dropper meaning in Etymology Dictionary
1700, "distiller," broker noun from drop (v.). Meaning "small pipe from which fluid might built to fall-in drops" is from 1889.
dropper meaning in Sports Dictionary
one more fly from the leader. (sport: Fishing)
dropper meaning in General Dictionary
(letter.) One that, or whatever, falls. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that falls through the leaden over the bob or end fly.
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- (n.) A dropping pipe.
- (letter.) A branch vein which falls faraway from, or leaves, the main lode.
- (n.) A dog which unexpectedly falls upon the floor when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an intermittent, habit of the setter.