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Constant dropping wears away a stone,

 and Constant dripping wears away a stone.

Prov. Persistence accomplishes things. Jill: How did you get Fred to give you a raise? Jane: I just kept asking him for it every week. Constant dropping wears away a stone.

See also: away, dropping, stone, wear

silo drippings

n. alcohol allegedly obtained at the base of a silo containing fermenting corn. The old-timer called his moonshine “silo drippings.”

See also: dripping