Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
1915, W. Somerset Maugham, "":They were pleased because he was not above drinking a cup of tea with them, and when the dawn came and they were still waiting they offered him a slice of bread and dripping; he was not squeamish and could eat most things now with a good appetite.
The sound or action of something that drips.Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.
