Where does drinkless come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

drinkless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Without a drink, without drinks.

"In 1938-1939, while I may have been no better off in time than in 1954, I should at least have had the use of a Pullman car in which to obtain a meal, instead of having to spend over 2½ hr. on a foodless and drinkless journey of no more than 77½ miles."

From Middle English drinkeles, drynkeles, equivalent to drink + -less.

drinklessness

soft-drinkless

soft-drinkless

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