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bum-clock

bum-clock noun: a drone-beetle.

Noun

bum-clock (plural bum-clocks)

  1. (Scotland) A drone-beetle.

Forms of bum-clock

pluralbum-clocks

Origin of bum-clock

From bum + clock, from bum (“to buzz”) and clock (“type of beetle”).

Questions about bum-clock

What does bum-clock mean?
Bum-clock means a drone-beetle.
What part of speech is bum-clock?
Bum-clock is a noun.
What is the plural of bum-clock?
The plural of bum-clock is bum-clocks.

Words near bum-clock in the dictionary

  1. bum's rush
  2. bum's rushes
  3. bum-breathing
  4. bum-bum
  5. bum-bums
  6. bum-clock
  7. bum-clocks
  8. bum-fluff
  9. bum-fluffed
  10. bum-fuck nowhere
  11. bum-rush

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