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Captain Swing

Captain Swing proper noun: the imagined leader of the Swing riots in rural England in 1830.

Proper noun

Captain Swing

  1. The imagined leader of the Swing riots in rural England in 1830.

Words formed from Captain Swing

Questions about Captain Swing

What does Captain Swing mean?
Captain Swing means the imagined leader of the Swing riots in rural England in 1830.
What part of speech is Captain Swing?
Captain Swing is a proper noun.

Words near Captain Swing in the dictionary

  1. Captain Queegs
  2. captain regent
  3. captain save a hoe
  4. Captain Save-A-Hoe
  5. Captain Swan
  6. Captain Swing
  7. captain's call
  8. captain's calls
  9. Captain's Cloak
  10. captain's daughter
  11. captain's goal

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