Dropping

DROPPING, A CONTIN'UAL The force of the comparison used in Prov 27:15 will be understood when it is borne in mind that Oriental houses have flat roofs made of mud. These naturally crack under the heat, and so in a shower the water often comes through the large crack.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.

2. That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of animals. Dropping bottle, an instrument used to supply small quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel. -- Dropping fire, a continued irregular discharge of firearms. -- Dropping tube, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops.