eavesdrip造句

• Eavesdrip eventually became " eavesdrop, " and by the late 15th century the noun had become a verb, meaning to secretly listen to someone else's conversation.
• The line on the ground under the outer edge of the eaves is the eavesdrip, or dripline, and in typical building planning regulations defines the extent of the building and cannot oversail the property boundary.
• The " eavesdrip " in Old English was a specific place : the area under the eaves where one could take shelter from the rain, or if one so wanted, listen clandestinely to conversations within the house.