Dripping vs Ointment - What's the difference?
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Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
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The sound or action of something that drips.
(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
As nouns the difference between dripping and ointment
is that dripping is solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat while ointment is a viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.As a verb dripping
is present participle of lang=en.dripping
English
Noun
(wikipedia dripping)- They were pleased because he was not above drinking a cup of tea with them, and when the dawn came and they were still waiting they offered him a slice of bread and dripping ; he was not squeamish and could eat most things now with a good appetite.
- Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.