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badge-coves

badge-coves is the plural of badge-cove.

Meaning of badge-cove

Noun

badge-cove (plural badge-coves)

  1. (archaic, thieves' cant) A parish pensioner.
  2. (obsolete) A licensed (badged) beggar.
  3. (Polari) An old person; a senior citizen.
    Synonyms:
    geriatric

Questions about badge-coves

What is badge-coves the plural of?
Badge-coves is the plural of badge-cove.

Words near badge-coves in the dictionary

  1. badge of merit
  2. badge of shame
  3. badge out
  4. badge up
  5. badge-cove
  6. badge-coves
  7. badged
  8. badged in
  9. badged out
  10. badged up
  11. badgeer

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