| drab | 1. A low, sluttish woman. 2. A lewd wench; a strumpet. 3. A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans. Origin: AS. Drabbe dregs, lees; akin to D. Drab, drabbe, dregs, G. Treber; for sense 1, cf. Also Gael. Drabag a slattern, drabach slovenly. Cf. Draff. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| drabble | To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Drabkin's reagent | A solution used in the cyanmethemoglobin method of measuring haemoglobin. It consists of sodium bicarbonate, potassium cyanide, and potassium ferricyanide. (05 Mar 2000) |