God-send

A form of godsend — An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.

Meanings

nounGod-send (plural God-sends)

plural God-sends

  1. datedDated form of godsend.

    "You do, indeed, seem to take it to heart!" exclaimed the actress, an expression of jealous anger crossing her features; "why, it is quite a God-send for you! many a heart is caught in the rebound.[…]"

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Discovery”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 207
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