origin of ‘eavesdrop’ - word histories The noun eavesdrip, eavesdrop, was chiefly used with reference to the ancient custom or law which prohibited a proprietor from building at a less distance than two feet from the boundary of his land, lest he should injure his neighbour’s land by the water dripping from his eaves
Eavesdropping - Wikipedia Eavesdropping is the act of secretly or stealthily listening to the private conversation or communications of others without their consent in order to gather information
eavesdrop - Wiktionary, the free dictionary eavesdrop (countable and uncountable, plural eavesdrops) The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house The space around a house on which such water drips A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building
Eavesdrop - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com When you eavesdrop, you secretly listen in on someone's conversation A little girl might eavesdrop on her parents in an attempt to find out what she's getting for her birthday Whenever you deliberately overhear a phone conversation, or two people having a quiet argument, you eavesdrop