Driblet

['drɪblɪt]

(n.) A small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets.

Inputed by Avis

n. Fragment, small portion.

Typist: Sol

SYN:Drop, dole, instalment, scrap, morsel, bit, particle

ANT:Total, whole, aggregate, mass

Inputed by Gracie

Give out by driblets, and never inquire for odds and ends,--it isn't beSt. That troubles me, Augustine. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Not blaming me for standing on my own defence against a crew of plunderers, who could suck me dry by driblets? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

Edited by Barrett