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broken reeds

broken reeds is the plural of broken reed.

Meaning of broken reed

Noun

broken reed (plural broken reeds)

  1. (idiomatic) Something or someone very fragile or unreliable.
    • Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 36:6

Questions about broken reeds

What is broken reeds the plural of?
Broken reeds is the plural of broken reed.

Words near broken reeds in the dictionary

  1. broken power law
  2. broken ranks
  3. broken record
  4. broken records
  5. broken reed
  6. broken reeds
  7. broken rhyme
  8. broken rhymes
  9. broken rice
  10. broken rigor
  11. broken shins

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