Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manarvel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-n-arvel
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To steal food or supplies from a ship's store.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"The other three quarters didn't have the guts to manarvel the cargo. They were like jackals that are too cowardly to make their own kill, but must follow the trail of carcasses left by the lions and tigers."
"Zachary began to wonder whether the gomusta was not some kind of investigator, looking into a report of misplaced or manarveled provisions. Yet, why would he concern himself with butter of all things?"
"His spirit lingers near the fortress at the other end of the remoseless depths where Theseus manarvels fleece."

Etymology

Unknown; probably related to manavelins.

Usage

Inflected Forms

manarvels (present, singular) manarveling (US, participle) manarvelling (UK, participle) manarveled (US, participle) manarveled (US, past) manarvelled (UK, participle) manarvelled (UK, past) manavel (alternative)

Questions

What does manarvel mean?: To steal food or supplies from a ship's store.
Where does manarvel come from?: Unknown; probably related to manavelins.

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