The Clue
Old New England diversion (8 letter answer)
The Answer
BUNDLING
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Notes
The answer BUNDLING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
BUNDLING as a noun:
1. a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
2. the act of binding something into a bundle
3. the act of shoving hastily; "she complained about bundling the children off to school"
BUNDLE as a verb:
1. (bundle, bundle up, roll up) = make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions"
2. (bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump) = gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"
3. (pack, bundle, wad, compact) = compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"
4. (bundle, practice bundling) = sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed