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plenishing

plenishing is the present participle and gerund 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

Noun

plenishing (plural plenishings)

  1. (Scotland) household furniture; stock

Forms of plenishing

pluralplenishings

Questions about plenishing

What does plenishing mean?
Plenishing means household furniture; stock.
What is plenishing the present participle and gerund of?
Plenishing is the present participle and gerund of plenish.
What part of speech is plenishing?
Plenishing is a noun.
What is the plural of plenishing?
The plural of plenishing is plenishings.

Words near plenishing in the dictionary

  1. plenipotentiaryship
  2. plenipotentiaryships
  3. plenish
  4. plenished
  5. plenishes
  6. plenishing
  7. plenishings
  8. plenishment
  9. plenishments
  10. plenism
  11. plenist

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