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apothecary's Latin

apothecary's Latin noun: barbarous Latin; badly-spoken Latin.

Noun

apothecary's Latin (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) barbarous Latin; badly-spoken Latin.
    • As this bit of apothecary's Latin was quoted to the town-clerk at a corporation dinner, and was by him translated to the mayor to mean that the municipal body had not a leg to stand upon, it gave very serious offence indeed.1842, Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist, page 333

Synonyms of apothecary's Latin

Questions about apothecary's Latin

What does apothecary's Latin mean?
Apothecary's Latin means barbarous Latin; badly-spoken Latin.
What part of speech is apothecary's Latin?
Apothecary's Latin is a noun.

Words near apothecary's Latin in the dictionary

  1. apothecarists
  2. apothecary
  3. apothecary rose
  4. apothecary roses
  5. apothecary's
  6. apothecary's Latin
  7. apothecary's shop
  8. apothecaryship
  9. apothecaryships
  10. apothece
  11. apotheces

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