FARDEL

fardel

(noun) a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

fardel (plural fardels)

A fourth part: a quarter of anything.

(historical) An English unit of land area variously understood as the fourth part of an oxgang or of a yardland.

Hypernyms

• (fourth of anything): See third (1-1/3 quarters & for smaller subdivisions)

• (fourth of a yardland): See oxgang (2 fardels & for larger divisions)

• (fourth of an oxgang): See nook (2 fardels & for larger divisions)

Synonyms

• (fourth of anything): See quarter

• (fourth of a yardland): See nook

Hyponyms

• (fourth of anything): See fifth (4/5 of a quarter & for smaller subdivisions)

• (unit of land area): See acre (Various & for small subdivisions)

Etymology 2

Noun

fardel (plural fardels)

(obsolete) A bundle or burden.

Verb

fardel (third-person singular simple present fardels, present participle fardelling, simple past and past participle fardelled)

(obsolete, transitive) To make up in fardels.

Anagrams

• Alfred, fardle, farled, flared, larfed

Source: Wiktionary


Far"del, n. Etym: [OF. fardel, F. fardeau; cf. Sp. fardel, fardillo, fardo, LL. fardellus; prob. fr. Ar. fard one of the two parts of an object divisible into two, hence, one of the two parts of a camel's load. Cf. Furl.]

Definition: A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden. [Obs.] Shak. A fardel of never-ending misery and suspense. Marryat.

Far"del, v. t.

Definition: To make up in fardels. [Obs.] Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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