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apples and pears

apples and pears noun: stairs.

Noun

apples and pears pl (plural only)

  1. (Cockney, plural, plural-only, slang) stairs
    • Get up them apples and pears and into Uncle Ned!

Questions about apples and pears

What does apples and pears mean?
Apples and pears means stairs.
What part of speech is apples and pears?
Apples and pears is a noun.

Words near apples and pears in the dictionary

  1. applemongers
  2. applerita
  3. appleritas
  4. apples
  5. apples and oranges
  6. apples and pears
  7. apples of Adam
  8. apples of discord
  9. apples of Grenada
  10. apples of love
  11. apples of Peru

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