(chiefly UK) Never-ending; said of a task which will never be completed due to the perpetual cycle of having to recommence as soon as one has reached the end, or of efforts that are in vain because of this.

The plant London pride or none-so-pretty.

Alternative spelling of footpad

(rare) To acquiesce in some falsehood; to make pretence.

A tropical plant, Ravenala madagascariensis (not a true palm), native to Madagascar but grown elsewhere for its distinctive appearance: banana-like leaves are arranged in a flat, fan-like pattern atop a palm-like trunk.

Alternative form of traveller's palm

To pack tightly by applying pressure. / (by extension) To fill to capacity.

Associated with ram-packing.

(card games) The anaconda variant of poker.

A vessel for boiling saccharine juices in a partial vacuum in sugar-making.