Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To melt and drip down, as a candle. Grose;
Etymologies
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Examples
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But I spoze I must have droze off, for all to once I wuz passin 'through a great silent city.
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But I spoze I must have droze off, for all to once I wuz passin 'through a great silent city.
hernesheir commented on the word droze
An old provincial term from Kent England.
The Grose following Wordnik's Century Dictionary definition refers to Francis Grose's 1787 A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs and Popular Superstitions. London, MDCCLXXXVII. Printed for S. Hooper, No. 212, High Holborn, opposite Bloomsbury-Square.
May 7, 2011
fbharjo commented on the word droze
'The Dizzard of Droze'
November 29, 2010
jmjarmstrong commented on the word droze
JM hates it when he has to talk with someone with a droze nose.
August 29, 2010
flannagan commented on the word droze
To melt irregularly and drip, as a candle.
July 30, 2007