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bishop's pawn

bishop's pawn noun: a pawn on the bishop's file; i.e., the c-file or f-file.

Noun

bishop's pawn (plural bishop's pawns)

  1. A pawn on the bishop's file; i.e., the c-file or f-file.

Forms of bishop's pawn

pluralbishop's pawns

Questions about bishop's pawn

What does bishop's pawn mean?
Bishop's pawn means a pawn on the bishop's file; i.e., the c-file or f-file.
What part of speech is bishop's pawn?
Bishop's pawn is a noun.
What is the plural of bishop's pawn?
The plural of bishop's pawn is bishop's pawns.

Words near bishop's pawn in the dictionary

  1. bishop's mantle
  2. bishop's mantles
  3. bishop's nose
  4. Bishop's Nympton
  5. Bishop's Opening
  6. bishop's pawn
  7. bishop's pawns
  8. Bishop's Stortford
  9. Bishop's Tawton
  10. Bishop's Waltham
  11. bishop's weed

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