The Collaborative International Dictionary
dropper \drop"per\, n.
One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leader above the bob or end fly.
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A dropping tube, usually of glass or plastic with a narrow opening at the tip and a rubber bulb at the top which can be squeezed to control intake or outflow of the fluid. The word is used in combinations with obvious significance, as eye dropper, medicine dropper, etc.
Syn: eye dropper. [1913 Webster +PJC]
(Mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
(Zo["o]l.) A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter.
Usage examples of "medicine dropper".
The classic repellent for budworms is a squirt of mineral oil, which smothers the worms, applied with a medicine dropper or syringe inserted into the tip of each ear of corn or other budding fruits.
She ground an inkstick onto an inkstone and used a medicine dropper to add salt water in doses the size of tears.
Well, when I spied that little medicine dropper, half full of something, I didn't know what, but—.
The girl took the box with the sleeping kitten, the tiny dish of milk, and the medicine dropper.
He walked over to the bed, tearing open a paper packet, a small vial and medicine dropper in a gloved hand.
As Betty screwed the medicine dropper back inside its small brown bottle, I went to the microscope on a nearby counter, stared through the eyepiece and began moving the wetmount around on the stage.
It's in a diluted form so that each drop out of a medicine dropper is fifty micrograms.