good-fellowship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of good-fellowship
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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For his apparent good-fellowship, he won applause on the luncheon circuit, handshakes from bankers and industrialists, cheers from many a columnist who should have known better.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the TV documentary that chronicles the creation of We Are the World, there is a general air of union and celebration, with Dylan hanging back from all the good-fellowship.
From Time Magazine Archive
He helped found New York's Touchdown Club to foster good-fellowship among Varsity lettermen, takes flying tackles at journalists who refer to an "All-American" instead of an "All-America" footballer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Crossing into Scotland, Malenkov joined arms with a group of workmen at the modest Ayrshire cottage where Poet Bobbie Burns was born, and sang Auld Lang Syne in a rosy-red mist of good-fellowship.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was naturally an amiable person, but the aristocratic congregation of St. Paul's had impaired her temper, proffering her vinegar when she had sought the wine of good-fellowship.
From The ghosts of their ancestors by Weymer Jay Mills
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