meldrop

Scots

Alternative forms

  • mildrop, myldrop, mill-drop

Etymology

From Middle English maldrope, from Old English mǣldropa (“phlegm”), from Old Norse méldropi (“the drip or foam from a horse's mouth”).

Noun

meldrop (plural meldrops)

  1. A drop of mucus in, or coming out of, the nose.
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