by the thousand

by the thousand

In huge quantities, presumably numbering several thousand. When the potato famine hit Ireland, the Irish began emigrating by the thousand.

See also: thousand

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Isbrand		-	Ancient Germanic
Rollins		['rɔlinz]
Woodard		['wuda:d]
Gautama		GAW-ta-ma	Sanskrit
Iisakki		EE:-sahk-kee	Finnish
Leach		[li:tʃ]

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