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bum factories

bum factories is the plural of bum factory.

Meaning of bum factory

Noun

bum factory (plural bum factories)

  1. (US, dated, informal) An establishment that sells alcoholic drinks, such as a saloon or liquor store.
  2. (US, dated, informal) A cheap place for lodging, such as a hostel or a charitable mission house; flophouse.

Questions about bum factories

What is bum factories the plural of?
Bum factories is the plural of bum factory.

Words near bum factories in the dictionary

  1. bum cleavages
  2. bum crack
  3. bum cracks
  4. bum deal
  5. bum deals
  6. bum factories
  7. bum factory
  8. bum fluff
  9. bum fodder
  10. bum fuck nowhere
  11. bum gun

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