EAVESDROP

eavesdrop. Eavesdrop, v.i. to listen, hearken, lurk, catch

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Eaves″drop′ (ēvz″drŏp′), v. i. [[Eaves + drop.]] 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. To eavesdrop in disguises. Milton.