well-found

English

Alternative forms

• wellfound
• well found

Adjective

well-found (comparative more well-found, superlative most well-found)

1. Well maintained and fully stocked and equipped.
   • 2000, Michael Price, Anthony Mitchell Sammarco, Boston's Immigrants: 1840-1925, →ISBN:

     We grieve to see paupers, and such like, arriving from abroad; but when we behold a body of intelligent and well-found emigrants like these, arrived on our shores, we rejoice to extend to them the honest hand of welcome.

   • 2009, Tim Severin, The Adventures of Hector Lynch, Part 3: Sea Robber, →ISBN:

     The Nicholas is a well-found ship, and with a nice clean hull.

   • 2011, Hilda Lewis, Wife to the Bastard, →ISBN:

     To leave his kingdom well-found and strong—that is a King's work.

   • 2015, Julia Frankau, Twilight, →ISBN:

     He said the 'ouse was well-found. Him with his well-found 'ouse! They're bound to give you what you need, but if you don't mind expense...

   • 2016, Tom Cunliffe, Hand, Reef and Steer: Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats, →ISBN:

     Although it is more burdensome to handle than a Bermudan rig, a well-found gaff rig copes with heavy weather at least as capably as its triangular equivalent.

2. Welcome; appreciated.
   • 1608, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus:

     Having determin'd of the Vosces and To send for Titus Lartius, it remains, As the main point of this our after-meeting, To gratify his noble service that Hath thus stood for his country: therefore, Most reverend and grave elders, to desire please you, The present consul, and last general In our well-found successes, to report A little of the worthy work perform'd By Caius Marcius Coriolanus, whom We met here both to thank and to remember With honors like himself.

   • 1889, The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal - Volume 11, page 243:

     These stories, however, from their various sources appear to prove, so far as such mystic records can, that the Puans—Win-e-ba-goes—have a well-found antiquity at least.

   • 1902, House Beautiful - Volumes 11-12, page 37:

     These contrast with a well-found orange in Elizabeth's drapery.