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break-vows

break-vows is the plural of break-vow.

Meaning of break-vow

Noun

break-vow (plural break-vows)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete) An untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.
    • With that same purpose-changer, that sly devil, / That broker, that still breaks the pate of faith, / That daily break-vow, he that wins of all, / Of kings, of beggars, old men, young men, maids,c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about break-vows

What is break-vows the plural of?
Break-vows is the plural of break-vow.

Words near break-vows in the dictionary

  1. break-up
  2. break-upper
  3. break-uppers
  4. break-ups
  5. break-vow
  6. break-vows
  7. break-wind
  8. break-winds
  9. breakabilities
  10. breakability
  11. breakable

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