manavelins
/məˈnæv(ə)lɪnz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Odds and ends, leftovers, or scraps of food.
Example Sentences
- "A very good table was kept, and the dog-basket and 'menavelings' from it alone would have supplied the fo'c'stle twice over."
- "For many of the maize farms where, by reason of the “menavelings” from the grain crop, it is possible to get good supplies of pig grain at little cost, such a system would be admirable."
- "He efficiently loaded our bicycles and manavelins onto a waiting Volkswagen bus."
Etymology
Uncertain, but probably from manarvel (“to steal food or supplies from a ship's store”) + -ing + -s. Possibly related to minnow (“a relatively small and insignificant person or organization”).
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
minavilins (alternative)
malhavelins (alternative)
manablins (alternative)
manarolins (alternative)
manavalins (alternative)
manavilins (alternative)
manavlins (alternative)
menavelings (alternative)