heirloom

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WOTD - 12 July 2009    

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English heirlome, a compound of heir (“‘heir’”) and lome (“‘tool’”), thus "a tool passed to one's heirs".

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[edit] Noun

Singular
heirloom

Plural
heirlooms

heirloom (plural heirlooms)

  1. A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
  2. A crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation.

[edit] Translations

valued possession that has been passed down through the generations
crop variety that has been passed down through generations

[edit] See also

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