- dribble (v.)
[dribble 词源字典]
- 1580s, frequentative of obsolete verb drib (1520s), variant of drip (v.). Sports sense first used of soccer (1863), basketball sense is by 1892 (implied in dribbling). Related: Dribbled; dribbling. As a noun from 1670s.[dribble etymology, dribble origin, 英语词源]