Meads

/ (miːdz) /

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noun

Sir Colin. born 1936, New Zealand Rugby Union footballer. A forward, he played for the All Blacks (1957–71)

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Words nearby Meads

meadow saffron, meadow salsify, Meadows's syndrome, meadowsweet, meadow vole, Meads, Meadville, meager, meagre, meal, mealie

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How to use Meads in a sentence

The Loire rolled its lovely stream through groves, meads, and flowers.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
They milked entirely in the meads for coolness and convenience, without driving in the cows.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
So all these lands are mine; these yellow meads—These village greens, and forest-fretted hills,With dizzy castles crowned.
The Saint's Tragedy|Charles Kingsley
The meads were never cheerful except when the servants, of whom there might be some hundreds, were let out to walk.
Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian|Various

Its well–watered meads and pleasant valleys providing pasturage for cattle, and its rich soil being productive of excellent crops.
Warwickshire|Clive Holland