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canary girls

canary girls is the plural of canary girl.

Meaning of canary girl

Noun

canary girl (plural canary girls)

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

Questions about canary girls

What is canary girls the plural of?
Canary girls is the plural of canary girl.

Words near canary girls in the dictionary

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

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