TENTFUL

Etymology

Noun

tentful (plural tentfuls or tentsful)

As much as a tent will hold.

Source: Wiktionary


Tent"ful, n.; pl. Tentfuls (.

Definition: As much, or as many, as a tent will hold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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