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  • noun Plural form of mathom.

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Examples

  • Hmm … I guess just the standard rules on ownership apply to mathoms.

    Lord of the Rings as Property Law : Law is Cool 2008

  • Not, of course, that the birthday-presents were always new, there were one or two old mathoms of forgotten uses that had circulated all around the district; but Bilbo had usually given new presents, and kept those that he received.

    The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J. R. R. 1965

  • Their dwellings were apt to become rather crowded with mathoms, and many of the presents that passed from hand to hand were of that son.

    The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J. R. R. 1965

  • Their dwellings were apt to become rather crowded with mathoms, and many of the presents that passed from hand to hand were of that sort.

    The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

  • Not, of course, that the birthday-presents were always new, there were one or two old mathoms of forgotten uses that had circulated all around the district; but Bilbo had usually given new presents, and kept those that he received.

    The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

  • How about mathoms – is there a legal angle on those? narugami: 世界の中心で「知るか?!」と叫びたいんですけど on

    Lord of the Rings as Property Law : Law is Cool 2008

  • "I've been shooting out inanimate objects toward Organia's coordinates, Captain, and I've got quite a collection of duplicate mathoms th 'noo.

    Spock Must Die Blish, James 1970

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