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canary girl

canary girl noun: a female worker making TNT shells during World War I.

Noun

canary girl (plural canary girls)

  1. (UK) A female worker making TNT shells during World War I.

Forms of canary girl

pluralcanary girls

Origin of canary girl

Exposure to toxic TNT could turn the skin an orange-yellow colour reminiscent of the plumage of a canary.

Questions about canary girl

What does canary girl mean?
Canary girl means a female worker making TNT shells during World War I.
What part of speech is canary girl?
Canary girl is a noun.
What is the plural of canary girl?
The plural of canary girl is canary girls.

Words near canary girl in the dictionary

  1. Canary broom
  2. canary creeper
  3. canary creepers
  4. canary fit
  5. canary fits
  6. canary girl
  7. canary girls
  8. canary grass
  9. canary grasses
  10. canary in a coal mine
  11. canary in a coalmine

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