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gapeseed

gapeseed is the alternative form of gape seed.

Meaning of gape seed

Noun

gape seed (countable and uncountable, plural gape seeds)

  1. (obsolete) Something to be gaped at; a strange sight.
    • justice hath also knowledge and animadversion over such as gather stubble (as the common saying is) or looke about for gape-seed.1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.9

Forms of gapeseed

pluralgapeseeds

Questions about gapeseed

What is gapeseed the alternative form of?
Gapeseed is the alternative form of gape seed.

Words near gapeseed in the dictionary

  1. gapers block
  2. gapers' block
  3. gapers' blocks
  4. gapes
  5. gapes for
  6. gapeseed
  7. gapeseeds
  8. gapesing
  9. gapest
  10. gapeth
  11. gapeworm

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