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bougar-stakes

bougar-stakes noun: the lower part of rafters, that were set on the ground in old houses.

Noun

bougar-stakes pl (plural only)

  1. (Scotland, plural, plural-only) The lower part of rafters, that were set on the ground in old houses.

Questions about bougar-stakes

What does bougar-stakes mean?
Bougar-stakes means the lower part of rafters, that were set on the ground in old houses.
What part of speech is bougar-stakes?
Bougar-stakes is a noun.

Words near bougar-stakes in the dictionary

  1. bougainvillia
  2. bougainvillias
  3. bougainvilliid
  4. bougainvilliids
  5. bougar
  6. bougar-stakes
  7. bougar-stick
  8. bougar-sticks
  9. bougars
  10. bougatsa
  11. bouge

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