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broken vessels

broken vessels is the plural of broken vessel.

Meaning of broken vessel

Noun

broken vessel (plural broken vessels)

  1. (idiomatic) A person who is destroyed or forgotten, or who feels flawed or broken.
    • I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 31:12

Questions about broken vessels

What is broken vessels the plural of?
Broken vessels is the plural of broken vessel.

Words near broken vessels in the dictionary

  1. broken up
  2. broken upon the wheel
  3. broken vertical bar
  4. broken vertical bars
  5. broken vessel
  6. broken vessels
  7. broken water
  8. broken wedlock
  9. broken wind
  10. broken window
  11. broken window theory

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