manavelins

/məˈnæv(ə)lɪnz/

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably from manarvel (“to steal food or supplies from a ship's store”) + -ing + -s. Possibly related to minnow (“a relatively small and insignificant person or organization”).

manavelins means odds and ends, leftovers, or scraps of food. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

manavelins is pronounced /məˈnæv(ə)lɪnz/.

noun

Odds and ends, leftovers, or scraps of food.“A very good table was kept, and the dog-basket and 'menavelings' from it alone would have supplied the fo'c'stle twice over.”