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Bronze John

Bronze John noun: yellow fever.

Noun

Bronze John (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) yellow fever

Origin of Bronze John

Compare yellow jack.

Questions about Bronze John

What does Bronze John mean?
Bronze John means yellow fever.
What part of speech is Bronze John?
Bronze John is a noun.

Words near Bronze John in the dictionary

  1. bronze fennel
  2. bronze fennels
  3. bronze final
  4. bronze green
  5. bronze greens
  6. Bronze John
  7. bronze medal
  8. bronze medalist
  9. bronze medalists
  10. bronze medallist
  11. bronze medallists

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