KNAVESHIP

Etymology

Noun

knaveship (countable and uncountable, plural knaveships)

(uncountable) The condition of being a knave (used mockingly)

(countable, obsolete, Scotland) A quantity of corn or flour due to a miller's servant from each batch in a thirlage mill

Source: Wiktionary


Knave"ship, n.

Definition: A small due, in meal, established by usage, which is paid to the under miller. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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