English Explanatory Dictionary

manavelins

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Odds and ends, leftovers, or scraps of food.

Pronunciation

/məˈnæv(ə)lɪnz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manavelins.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-manavelins.wav

Word forms

manavelins minavilins malhavelins manablins manarolins manavalins manavilins manavlins menavelings

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”).

Related words

manarvel
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