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plenished

plenished is the simple past and past participle of plenish.

Meaning of plenish

Verb

plenish (third-person singular simple present plenishes, present participle plenishing, simple past and past participle plenished)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) To fill up, to stock or supply (something).
    • By the time they went back to the bar the expressionless peasant behind it had set up two glasses and plenished them with yellow rum and sugar upon which he now poured hot water before pushing them forward and motioning to them with his head to drink.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 794-5
  2. (Scotland) Specifically, to stock land or a house (with livestock or furniture).
    • No man ever saw Alison at any market in the countryside, and yet the Skerburnfoot was plenished yearly in all proper order.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

Words formed from plenished

Questions about plenished

What is plenished the simple past and past participle of?
Plenished is the simple past and past participle of plenish.

Words near plenished in the dictionary

  1. plenipotentiarily
  2. plenipotentiary
  3. plenipotentiaryship
  4. plenipotentiaryships
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  9. plenishings
  10. plenishment
  11. plenishments

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