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barmkin

barmkin noun: the battlement on the exterior fortification of a castle in northern England and parts of Scotland; a barbican.

Noun

barmkin (plural barmkins)

  1. (obsolete) The battlement on the exterior fortification of a castle in northern England and parts of Scotland; a barbican.

Forms of barmkin

pluralbarmkins

Questions about barmkin

What does barmkin mean?
Barmkin means the battlement on the exterior fortification of a castle in northern England and parts of Scotland; a barbican.
What part of speech is barmkin?
Barmkin is a noun.
What is the plural of barmkin?
The plural of barmkin is barmkins.

Words near barmkin in the dictionary

  1. barmily
  2. barminess
  3. barming
  4. barmitsvah
  5. barmitzvah
  6. barmkin
  7. barmkins
  8. barmkyn
  9. BARMM
  10. Barmore
  11. Barmores

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