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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Little pieces #64246 04/07/2002 5:56 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I just now used one of my mother's expressions, 'bits and drabs'. Does anyone know where the 'drabs' came from? I did a Search and found that of troy used dribs and drabs, which I have also heard. Dribs...possibly from dribbles? Driblets? What expressions for little pieces do you-all use? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Little pieces Jackie 04/07/2002 5:56 PM Re: Little pieces Keiva 04/07/2002 6:31 PM Re: Little pieces musick 04/07/2002 8:03 PM pequeños pedacitos o pedacitos pequeñitos consuelo 04/07/2002 9:39 PM Re: bits, drabs, tads & sprinkles hev 04/08/2002 12:15 AM Re: bits, drabs, tads & sprinkles Angel 04/08/2002 3:44 AM Re: bits, drabs, tads & sprinkles tsuwm 04/08/2002 2:15 PM Re: bits, drabs, tads & sprinkles Wordwind 04/08/2002 3:01 PM Re: bits, drabs, tads & sprinkles tsuwm 04/08/2002 3:13 PM Re: bits, drabs, tads & sprinkles boronia 04/08/2002 7:53 PM Drazzle consuelo 04/08/2002 8:17 PM Re: bits, drabs, tads & sprinkles Bobyoungbalt 04/09/2002 3:19 AM Re: bits, drabs, tads & sprinkles tsuwm 04/09/2002 3:22 AM Re: Little pieces Fiberbabe 04/09/2002 11:16 AM Re: Little pieces dxb 04/09/2002 11:56 AM Re: Little pieces dxb 04/09/2002 12:00 PM Re: Little pieces tsuwm 04/09/2002 6:09 PM Re: Little pieces Bingley 04/12/2002 8:48 AM Re: Little pieces Keiva 04/12/2002 2:52 PM Re: Little pieces rkay 04/12/2002 3:13 PM Re: Little pieces Phyllisstein 04/09/2002 11:47 AM Re: Little pieces hev 04/09/2002 10:49 PM Re: Little pieces WhitmanO'Neill 04/10/2002 1:36 AM Re: Little pieces Phyllisstein 04/10/2002 11:08 AM Re: Little pieces Jackie 04/10/2002 12:32 PM Re: Little pieces Jackie 04/10/2002 1:57 AM Re: Little pieces WhitmanO'Neill 04/10/2002 2:48 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,324 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,167 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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