Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lamington drive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: lam-ing-ton -drive
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A club or school fundraising event where volunteers make lamingtons for sale.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"From a modest beginning, relying on ‘funds raised through lamington drives and the sale of home-made jams and cakes by a loyal and dedicated band of childless wives and would-be grandmothers’, Pivet Australia developed into a $5 million dollar complex with a team of scientists and technicians of international renown."
"Jan and Fergus are recommending activities like raffles and lamington drives and car washes - which are all well and good but will raise the entrants hardly any money."
"They did their best to protect their precious victories, found ways to qualify for a little federal funding, or went back to raffles and lamington drives."

Etymology

From lamington + drive (“fundraiser”).

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

lamington drives (plural)

Questions

What does lamington drive mean?: A club or school fundraising event where volunteers make lamingtons for sale.
Where does lamington drive come from?: From lamington + drive (“fundraiser”).

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