savour of

present singular third person savours of · participle present savouring of · participle past savoured of · past savoured of · alternative savor of

1. UKtransitiveTo have a suggestion or trace of a quality or attribute.

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   In conclusion, it may savour of anticlimax to mention that from May 22 the famous "Sud Express," over the same route, has been covering the 359.7 miles from Paris Austerlitz to Bordeaux in 4 hr. 59 min. daily, at a start-to-stop average of 72.2 m.p.h., and that the northbound train has been taking 5 hr. 7 min. for an average of 70.3.

   1955 June, 'Mercury', “Over 200 Miles Per Hour”, in Railway Magazine, page 380