DROPPER

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.

2.
n.

A dropping tube.

3.
n.

A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.

4.
n.

A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter.