See Also: dropper(medicine)
dropper(dictionary)
dropper(dictionary)

dropper (iou)



dropper noun. M17.
[from DROP verb + -ER1.]
A person who drops or lets something fall in drops. Formerly (slang), a distiller. M17.
b. A person who passes forged cheques, counterfeit money, etc. slang. M20.
c. A person who delivers goods, liquor, etc., from a market or store to a retailer. Austral. & NZ colloq. M20.
dropper-in, a casual caller. E19.
In fly-fishing, an artificial fly attached to a leader above the tail-fly. Also dropper-fly. M19.
Mining. A vein branching off a main lode. M19.
A short glass tube with a rubber bulb at one end and a narrow opening at the other end, for administering a liquid in drops. L19.
Horticulture. A shoot growing downwards from the base of a bulb and itself developing a bulb at the apex. L19.
A vertical part of a fence etc.; esp. a light vertical lath used between the main uprights to keep the wires spaced. Chiefly Austral., NZ, & S. Afr. L19.