drabble means A surname from Old English. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.
drabble is pronounced /ˈdɹæbəl/.
Etymology
Perhaps a diminutive of the Old English personal name Drabba, or related to drab, hence a nickname for an untidy person.
name
- A surname from Old English.
verb
- To wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud.“That which eſpecialleſt nouriſht the moſt prime pleaſure in me, was after a ſtorme when they were driuen inſwarmes, and lay close peſtred together as thicke as they could packe; the next day following, if it were faire, they would cloud the whole skie with canuas, by ſpreading their drabled ſailes in the full clue abroad a drying, and make a brauer ſhew with them, then ſo many banners and ſtreamer”
- To fish with a long line and rod.“to drabble for barbels”
noun
- A short fictional story, typically in fan fiction, sometimes exactly 100 words long.