noun

1. a kind of cloth, esp. a yellowish-brown wool
2. a dull yellowish brown

Etymology: < OFr drap, cloth < VL drappus < IE *drop- < base *der-, to skin

adjective drabber drab′·ber, drabbest drab′·best

1. of a dull yellowish-brown color
2. not bright or lively; dull, dreary, or monotonous

noun

1. a slovenly woman; slattern
2. a prostitute

Etymology: < Celt, as in Ir drabog, Gael drabag, slattern

intransitive verb drabbed, drabbing drab′·bing

Etymology: < drabthe