Manavelins

//məˈnæv(ə)lɪnz// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Odds and ends, leftovers, or scraps of food. plural, plural-only

    "A very good table was kept, and the dog-basket and 'menavelings' from it alone would have supplied the fo'c'stle twice over."

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"A very good table was kept, and the dog-basket and 'menavelings' from it alone would have supplied the fo'c'stle twice over."

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”).

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