The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dropmeal
Dropmeal \Drop"meal`\, Dropmele \Drop"mele`\, adv. [AS. drop-m[=ae]lum; dropa drop + m[=ae]l portion. Cf. Piecemeal.] By drops or small portions. [Obs.]
Distilling dropmeal, a little at once.
--Holland.
Wiktionary
dropmeal
adv. 1 (context archaic English) One drop at a time, drop by drop 2 (context archaic English) By drops or small portions