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beakments

beakments is the plural of beakment.

Meaning of beakment

Noun

beakment (plural beakments)

  1. (Northern England, dialectal, obsolete) A measure of a quarter of a peck.
    • 9. iij pecks and a beakment† of salt, iijˢ.1878, “The Household Books of the Lord William Howard, Of Naworth Castle”, in The Publications of the Surtees Society, volume 68, Surtees Society, page 26

Questions about beakments

What is beakments the plural of?
Beakments is the plural of beakment.

Words near beakments in the dictionary

  1. beakish
  2. beakless
  3. beaklessness
  4. beaklike
  5. beakment
  6. beakments
  7. beaks
  8. beaks off
  9. beaksedge
  10. beaksedges
  11. beaksful

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