eve dropper

The same as EAVESDROPPER (q. v.). *ěvěcke, *ěv'-Icke, s . [Etym. doubtful; perhaps a corruption of ibex (q. v.).] A species of wild goat. ě-věc-tics, 8. [EVECTION.] Old Med.: The name given to that branch of medical science which treats of the method of acquiring a good habit of body.