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begging letters

begging letters is the plural of begging letter.

Meaning of begging letter

Noun

begging letter (plural begging letters)

  1. A letter in which the writer asks for money.
    • I, the writer of this paper, have been, for some time, a chosen receiver of Begging Letters.1850 May, Charles Dickens, “The Begging-Letter Writer”, in Household Words

Questions about begging letters

What is begging letters the plural of?
Begging letters is the plural of begging letter.

Words near begging letters in the dictionary

  1. begging
  2. begging bowl
  3. begging bowls
  4. begging for one's life
  5. begging letter
  6. begging letters
  7. begging off
  8. begging someone's pardon
  9. begging the question
  10. begging to differ
  11. begging your pardon

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