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Calcutta hump

Calcutta hump noun: a salted hump of beef exported from Calcutta (present-day Kolkata).

Noun

Calcutta hump (plural Calcutta humps)

  1. (India, historical) A salted hump of beef exported from Calcutta (present-day Kolkata).

Forms of Calcutta hump

pluralCalcutta humps

Questions about Calcutta hump

What does Calcutta hump mean?
Calcutta hump means a salted hump of beef exported from Calcutta (present-day Kolkata).
What part of speech is Calcutta hump?
Calcutta hump is a noun.
What is the plural of Calcutta hump?
The plural of Calcutta hump is Calcutta humps.

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