See Also: Rooseveltian(dictionary)

stemple (iou) and Rooseveltian (iou)


stemple (iou)



stemple noun. M17.
[Perh. rel. to Middle High German stempfel (German Stempel).]
Mining. Any of several pieces of wood across a mine shaft serving as supports or steps.

Rooseveltian (iou)



Rooseveltian adjective. E20.
[from family name Roosevelt + -IAN.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of (a member of) the Roosevelt family, esp. Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), US president 1901-9, or his relative and nephew-in-law Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), US president 1933-45.