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  • 21drabble — verb archaic make wet and dirty in muddy water. Origin ME: from Low Ger. drabbelen paddle in water or mire …

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  • 22drabble — v. a. [Archaic and provincial.] Draggle, trail, daggle, befoul, bemire …

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  • 23drabble — drab·ble …

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  • 24Drabble — Drab•ble [[t]ˈdræb əl[/t]] n. big Margaret, born 1939, English novelist (sister of A.S. Byatt) …

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  • 25drabble — drab•ble [[t]ˈdræb əl[/t]] v. t. v. i. bled, bling to make or become wet and dirty; draggle • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME drabelen < MLG drabbeln to wade in liquid mud, bespatter < drabbe liquid mud …

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  • 26drabble — /ˈdræbəl/ (say drabuhl) verb (drabbled, drabbling) Rare –verb (t) 1. to make wet and dirty; draggle. –verb (i) 2. to become wet and dirty. {Middle English drabelen, ? from Low German drabbeln to wade in muddy water} …

  • 27Drabble — /ˈdræbəl/ (say drabuhl) noun Margaret, born 1939, English writer; noted for novels about middle class life such as The Millstone (1965) and The Radiant Way (1987) …

  • 28drabble — v.intr. & tr. become or make dirty and wet with water or mud. Etymology: ME f. LG drabbelen paddle in water or mire: cf. DRAB(3) …

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  • 29Margaret Drabble — ➡ Drabble * * * …

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  • 30Drabble, Margaret — (n. 5 jun. 1939, Sheffield, Yorkshire, Inglaterra). Novelista inglesa. Se graduó en la Universidad de Cambridge. Entre sus novelas, se cuentan La piedra del molino (1966), El reino de oro (1975), El camino radiante (1987) y Las puertas de marfil… …

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