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drap

verb (dialect form of drop)

«drap» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

To let fall, or to fall; in one sentence it means to come by for a visit. tree →

Then and now

A dialect form of "drop" used in Uncle Remus stories. Today we say "drop" or "drop by."

Examples

Brer Rabbit say he drap 'im. (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings) tree →
"Drip, drap, drop, Will the milking soon stop?" (Grimm's Fairy Stories) tree →
Spose'n you drap roun' ter-morrer en take dinner wid me. (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings) tree →

Note

Today: drop, drop by.

On Mova

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