dropsy
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dropsy1 /ˈdrɒpsi/
▶noun (pl. dropsies) old-fashioned or less technical term for oedema.
– derivatives
dropsical adjective.
dropsical adjective.
– origin ME: shortening of obs. hydropsy, via OFr. and L. from Gk hudrōps, from hudōr ‘water’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dropsy2 /ˈdrɒpsi/
▶noun (pl. dropsies) Brit. informal a tip or bribe.
– origin 1930s: elaborated form of sl. drop ‘a bribe’.
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