Category:Eavesdrop

Eaves"drop`, v. i. Etym: [Eaves + drop.]

Defn: 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. Milton.

eavesdrop Eaves"drop`, n.

Defn: The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.