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booby-hatch

booby-hatch noun: a small hatchway in the deck of a ship.

Noun

booby-hatch (plural booby-hatches)

  1. A small hatchway in the deck of a ship.
  2. (derogatory, slang) A lunatic asylum, workhouse, or similar institution.

Forms of booby-hatch

pluralbooby-hatches

Questions about booby-hatch

What does booby-hatch mean?
Booby-hatch means a small hatchway in the deck of a ship.
What part of speech is booby-hatch?
Booby-hatch is a noun.
What is the plural of booby-hatch?
The plural of booby-hatch is booby-hatches.

Words near booby-hatch in the dictionary

  1. Booby Island
  2. booby prize
  3. booby prizes
  4. booby trap
  5. booby traps
  6. booby-hatch
  7. booby-hatches
  8. booby-trap
  9. booby-trapped
  10. booby-trapping
  11. booby-traps

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