Church-ale: Definition and part of speech

Church-ale

  1. n. A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was used.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Chum: Definition and part of speech

Chum

  1. n. A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.
  2. v. i. To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.