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meeting seed

meeting seed is the alternative form 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

Forms of meeting seed

pluralmeeting seeds

Questions about meeting seed

What is meeting seed the alternative form of?
Meeting seed is the alternative form of meetin' seed.

Words near meeting seed in the dictionary

  1. meeting place
  2. meeting places
  3. meeting recovery syndrome
  4. meeting room
  5. meeting rooms
  6. meeting seed
  7. meeting seeds
  8. meeting someone where they are
  9. meeting up
  10. meeting with
  11. meeting-house

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