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Drabbler vs Drabble - What's the difference?

drabbler | drabble |

As nouns the difference between drabbler and drabble

is that drabbler is a piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth or more drop while drabble is a short fictional story, typically in fan fiction, sometimes exactly 100 words long.

As a verb drabble is

to wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud.

drabbler

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth or more drop.
    • (Webster 1913)

    drabble

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) drabelan

    Verb

    (drabbl)
  • To wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud.
  • To fish with a long line and rod.
    • to drabble for barbels

    Etymology 2

    From a word game in .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short fictional story, typically in fan fiction, sometimes exactly 100 words long.
    • Usage notes
    The "100 words" limit is the original meaning, although in practice (and drabble purists have denounced this extension), it frequently extends up to around 500 words, with a variety of limits used.

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