DRIVEL
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Driv"el (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Driveled (?) or Drivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Driveling or Drivelling.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. Drool.] 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard.
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2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. Shak. Dryden.
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Driv"el, n. 1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.
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2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble.
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3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
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4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] Huloet.
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