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meetin' seeds

meetin' seeds is the plural of meetin' seed.

Meaning of meetin' seed

Noun

meetin' seed (countable and uncountable, plural meetin' seeds)

  1. (US, dialectal) A seed from any of various herb plants (especially fennel, but sometimes caraway, dill, or anise), formerly eaten during church meetings to foster wakefulness, freshen the breath, or keep hunger pangs at bay.
    • Outside the door were a bed of fennel — meeting seed — and some rose bushes. Close by was the country store and post-office.1906, Newell Meeker Calhoun, Litchfield County Sketches, page 134

Questions about meetin' seeds

What is meetin' seeds the plural of?
Meetin' seeds is the plural of meetin' seed.

Words near meetin' seeds in the dictionary

  1. meethelps
  2. meethi roti
  3. meethi rotis
  4. meetin'
  5. meetin' seed
  6. meetin' seeds
  7. meeting
  8. meeting a sticky end
  9. meeting cute
  10. meeting halfway
  11. meeting house

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