Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DRIV'EL-ER, n.

A slaverer; a slabberer; an idiot; a fool. – Swift.

DRIV'EL-ING, ppr.

Slavering; foolish.

DRIV'EN, pp. [driv'n; from drive.]

Urged forward by force; impelled to move; constrained by necessity.

DRIV'ER, n.

1. One who drives; the person or thing that urges or compels any thing else to move.
2. The person who drives beasts.
3. The person who drives a carriage; one who conducts a team.
4. A large sail occasionally set on the mizzen-yard of gaff, the foot being extended over the stern by a boom. – Mar. Dict.
5. In machinery, a wheel which communicates motion to another; used in composition, as in screw-driver.
6. A substance interposed between the driving instrument and the thing driven. A cooper drives hoops by striking upon the driver.

DRIV'ING, n.

1. The act of impelling.
2. Tendency.

DRIV'ING, ppr.

Urging forward by force; impelling.

DRIZ'ZLE, v.i. [G. rieseln. The sense is probably to sprinkle, or to scatter. Qu. L. ros, dew, and Fr. arroser. See Heb. Ch. רסס, Ar. رَسَّ rassa. Class Rs, No. 16, 28.]

To rain in small drops; to fall as water for the clouds in very fine particles. We say, it drizzles; drizzling drops; drizzling rain; drizzling tears. – Addison.

DRIZ'ZLE, v.t.

To shed in small drops or particles. The air doth drizzle dew. – Shak. Winter's drizzled snow. – Shak.

DRIZ'ZLED, pp.

Shed or thrown down in small drops or particles.

DRIZ'ZLING, n.

The falling of rain or snow in small drops.

DRIZ'ZLING, ppr.

Falling in fine drops or particles; shedding in small drops or particles.

DRIZ'ZLY, a.

Shedding small rain, or small particles of snow. The winter's drizzly reign. – Dryden.

DROCK, n.

Part of a plow. [Local.]

DROG'MAN, n. [See DRAGOMAN.]

DROIL, n.

A mope; a drone; a sluggard; a drudge. [Little used.]

DROIL, v.i. [D. druilen, to mope.]

To work sluggishly or slowly; to plod. [Not much used.] – Spenser.

DROIT, n. [Fr.]

1. Right; the law; title; fee; privilege; also, in finance, duty, custom.
2. adj. Straight; right.

DROLL, a. [Fr. drôle; G. drollig; D. id.; Sw. troll, a satyr; trolla, to use magic arts, to enchant. Qu. its alliance to roll, troll.]

Odd; merry; facetious; comical; as, a droll fellow.

DROLL, n.

1. One whose occupation or practice is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon. – Prior.
2. A farce; something exhibited to raise mirth or sport. – Swift.

DROLL, v.i.

To jest; to play the buffoon. – South.

DROLL, v.t.

To cheat. – L'Estrange.

DROLL'ER, n.

A jester; a buffoon. – Glanville.

DROLL'ER-Y, n.

1. Sportive tricks; buffoonery; comical stories; gestures, manners or tales adapted to raise mirth.
2. A puppet-show. – Shak.

DROLL'ING, n.

Low wit; buffoonery.

DROLL'ING-LY, adv.

In a jesting manner.