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pabulum (iou) and Woolpit (iou)


pabulum (iou)



pabulum noun. M17.
[Latin, from stem of pascere feed. Cf. PABLUM.]
Food, nutriment, esp. for plants or animals or their tissues. M17.
That which feeds a fire. L17.
That which nourishes and sustains the mind or soul. M18.
H. Acton A theatre whose comedies and tragedies could afford..perennial Entertainment as well as literary pabulum.
Bland intellectual fare; an insipid or undemanding diet of words, Entertainment, etc. L20
A. Carter The Radio..fed me an aural pabulum of cheapjack heartbreak.
pabulary adjective of or pertaining to pabulum M19.

Woolpit (iou)



Woolpit attrib. adjective. L19.
[See below.]
Designating a pale-coloured brick made from earth in or around Woolpit, a village in Suffolk.