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passels

passels is the plural of passel.

Meaning of passel

Noun

passel (plural passels)

  1. (Appalachia, informal) An indeterminately large quantity or group.
    • That child will like as not come here with a passel o' things borrowed from the rest o' the family. She'll have Hannah's shoes and John's undershirts and Mark's socks most likely.1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
  2. (collective) A group of opossums or possums.
    • Marking each baby with a different color is another way for rehabbers to tell who's who in a passel of possums.2022, Ally Burguieres, Possums Are Not Cute!: And Other Myths about Nature's Most Misunderstood Critter, Quirk Books

Questions about passels

What is passels the plural of?
Passels is the plural of passel.

Words near passels in the dictionary

  1. passegarde
  2. passegardes
  3. passeggiata
  4. passeggiatas
  5. passel
  6. passels
  7. passemeasure
  8. passemeasures
  9. passement
  10. passementerie
  11. passementeries

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