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droop

n.
US //ˈdɹup// UK //dɹˈuːp// droop Archaic
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drúpa (“to droop”), from Proto-Germanic drūpaną, drupōną (“to hang down, drip, drop”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewb- (“to drip, drop”). Doublet of drip and drop.

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