Eavesdrop /(ēvz"drŏp`)/
Eaves·drop
Eavesdrop
v. i.
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To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private.
To eavesdrop in disguises.
Eavesdrop
n.
- The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.