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butcher's aprons

butcher's aprons is the plural of butcher's apron.

Meaning of butcher's apron

Noun

butcher's apron (plural butcher's aprons)

  1. (Ireland, derogatory) The Union Jack, as a symbol of oppressive British nationalism.
    • Mr Eamonn McCann, of the Derry Labour Party, said he had no objection to people waving the Union Jack in the Diamond; he had no liking for it, as he considered it as being a butcher's apron in places like Aden and Kenya and elsewhere.1969 March 31, Fergus Pyle, “Marchers attain Derry aim”, in The Irish Times, page 8

Noun capitalized: Butcher's Aprons

Butcher's Aprons

  1. (plural) plural of Butcher's Apron

Questions about butcher's aprons

What is butcher's aprons the plural of?
Butcher's aprons is the plural of butcher's apron.
What part of speech is butcher's aprons?
Butcher's aprons is a noun.

Words near butcher's aprons in the dictionary

  1. butcher shop
  2. butcher shops
  3. butcher stripes
  4. butcher's
  5. butcher's apron
  6. butcher's aprons
  7. butcher's bill
  8. butcher's block
  9. butcher's blocks
  10. butcher's broom
  11. butcher's hook

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