Eaves
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1. plural [In English the word has a plural ending.]
2. The edge or lower border of the roof of a building, which overhangs the walls, and casts off the water that falls on the roof.
Eaves
[Noun plural]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which
overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof.
3. Eyelids or eyelashes.
Eaves-drop
[Verb intransitive]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
To stand under the
eaves or near the windows of a house, to
listen and learn what is said within doors.
One who stands under the
eaves or near the window or door of a house, to
listen and hear what is said within doors, whether from
curiosity, or for the purpose of
tattling and making mischief.
The water which falls in drops from the
eaves of a house.
Eavesdrop
[Verb intransitive]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
To stand under the
eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to
listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to
listen secretly to what is said in private.
One who stands under the
eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to
listen; hence, a secret
listener.
