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biscayen

biscayen noun: a kind of large-calibre musket ball.

Noun

biscayen (plural biscayens)

  1. (historical) A kind of large-calibre musket ball.

Forms of biscayen

pluralbiscayens

Origin of biscayen

French biscayen

Questions about biscayen

What does biscayen mean?
Biscayen means a kind of large-calibre musket ball.
What part of speech is biscayen?
Biscayen is a noun.
What is the plural of biscayen?
The plural of biscayen is biscayens.

Words near biscayen in the dictionary

  1. Biscay
  2. Biscayan
  3. Biscayan right whale
  4. Biscayan right whales
  5. Biscayans
  6. biscayen
  7. biscayens
  8. Biscayne
  9. Biscayne Bay
  10. Biscayneer
  11. Biscayneers

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