An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Tripper

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Tripper
Friedrich Kluge2509064An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — Tripper1891John Francis Davis

Tripper, m., ‘gonorrhea,’ a MidG. and LG. word for which older ModHG. Trüpfer, m. (allied to Tropfen), occurs. Comp. E. dripper, allied to drip.