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masheen

masheen noun: simplified or sensational spelling of machine.

Noun

masheen (plural masheens)

  1. Simplified or sensational spelling of machine.
    • Tha'd better pin thi slops first or else they'll happen catch t' masheen an' throw thi off.1902, Arthur Smith, The Doin's o' Jim o' Doads: Sketches of Lancashire Life, Nelson, Coulton, page 9
    • One day Mr. Magilacutty wanted to build a potato masheen.1982, Robert E. Newman, Reading, Writing, and Self-esteem (Education), Prentice-Hall, page 195

Examples of masheen in a sentence

  • This is the second purpose of the great masheen that we have directed for so many years without any knowledge of why.1993, Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, The Hand of Chaos (Sci-fi), Bantam, →ISBN, page 464:
  • … and has brought with him a sewing masheen such as I never saw before in my life although I have heard of them, a big masheen glittering with knobs ...1994, Janet Frame, Intensive Care, Digitized edition (Fiction), George Braziller, published 2008, →ISBN, page 283:
  • The "Masheen": The Wool Carding Machine Comes to New England2002, Paul E. Rivard, A New Order of Things: How the Textile Industry Transformed New England, UPNE, →ISBN, page 15:
  • Time Masheen Arcade, which opened at 570 N.2012 May 23, Amy Nile, “Time Masheen Arcade Opens in Chehalis”, in The Chronicle, Lewis County, WA:

Forms of masheen

pluralmasheens
alternative formmachine

Questions about masheen

What does masheen mean?
Masheen means simplified or sensational spelling of machine.
How do you use masheen in a sentence?
This is the second purpose of the great masheen that we have directed for so many years without any knowledge of why.
What part of speech is masheen?
Masheen is a noun.
What is the plural of masheen?
The plural of masheen is masheens.

Words near masheen in the dictionary

  1. mashed potatoes
  2. mashed potatoey
  3. mashed up
  4. mashed-potato-y
  5. mashed-potatoey
  6. masheen
  7. masheens
  8. Mashek
  9. Masheks
  10. masher
  11. Masherbrum

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