God-send
God-send is the dated form of godsend.
Meaning of godsend
Noun
godsend (plural godsends)
- An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.
- "You do, indeed, seem to take it to heart!" exclaimed the actress, an expression of jealous anger crossing her features; "why, it is quite a God-send for you! many a heart is caught in the rebound.[…]"1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Discovery”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 207
- The wreck of a ship which has washed up on shore, from which cargo, timber, etc., may be obtained.
- Its seldom sic [such] rich Godsends come on our coast—no since the Jenny and James came ashore in King Charlie's time.1822, [Walter Scott], chapter VII, in The Pirate. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 183
- A person who provides greatly needed assistance.
Forms of God-send
| plural | God-sends |
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Questions about God-send
- What is God-send the dated form of?
- God-send is the dated form of godsend.
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