passel

English

Etymology

Alteration of parcel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpæsl/
  • Rhymes: -æsəl

Noun

passel (plural passels)

  1. (US, informal) An indeterminately large quantity or group.
    • 1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
      That child will like as not come here with a passel o' things borrowed from the rest o' the famil y. She'll have Hannah's shoes and John's undershirts and Mark's socks most likely.

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