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Brown Besses

Brown Besses is the plural of Brown Bess.

Meaning of Brown Bess

Noun

Brown Bess (plural Brown Besses)

  1. (informal) The British Army's Land Pattern Musket or any of its derivatives, standard-issue weapons for British soldiers in the American Revolution.
    Synonyms:
    Black Bess

Questions about Brown Besses

What is Brown Besses the plural of?
Brown Besses is the plural of Brown Bess.

Words near Brown Besses in the dictionary

  1. brown bears
  2. brown bent
  3. brown bentgrass
  4. brown bents
  5. Brown Bess
  6. Brown Besses
  7. Brown Betties
  8. Brown Betty
  9. Brown Betty teapot
  10. Brown Betty teapots
  11. brown bill

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