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eavesdrip
ˈeavesdrip, -drop, n. [OE. yfesdrype, f. eaves + drip, afterwards refashioned after drop; cf. ON. upsar-dropi of same meaning; the Flem. oosdrup, according to Kilian, meant simply ‘eaves’.] The dripping of water from the eaves of a house; the space of ground which is liable to receive the rain-water...
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Eavesdrip
The eavesdrop or eavesdrip is the width of ground around a house or building which receives the rain water dropping from the eaves. The law of Eavesdrip had its equivalent in the Roman stillicidium, which prohibited building up to the very edge of an estate.
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ewse-dreep
ewse-dreep obs. form of eavesdrip.1639 Bury Wills (1850) 180 The..edifices..gardens, waies, water courses, easem{supt}{sups}, ewse-dreepes, and appurtenances.
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Eaves
The line on the ground under the outer edge of the eaves is the eavesdrip, or dripline, and in typical building planning regulations defines the extent See also
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water-drop
ˈwater-drop 1. A drop or globule of water. Usually pl.1593 Shakes. Rich. II, iv. i. 262 Oh, that I were a Mockerie, King of Snow, Standing before the Sunne of Bullingbrooke To melt my selfe away in Water-drops. 1606 ― Tr. & Cr. iii. ii. 193 When water drops haue worne the Stones of Troy. 1821 Byron ...
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