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cheap skates

cheap skates is the plural of cheap skate.

Meaning of cheap skate

Noun

cheap skate (plural cheap skates)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheap, skate.
    • In the sale shops, the quality of the fastenings is usually proportioned to that of the skate ; but let the iron and wood be as common as the learner pleases, he should have the fastenings good ; and for the common cheap skate they should consist of a good screw to go up into the heel, and a small...1868, George Anderson, The art of skating, by Cyclos, page 15

Questions about cheap skates

What is cheap skates the plural of?
Cheap skates is the plural of cheap skate.

Words near cheap skates in the dictionary

  1. cheap out
  2. cheap seats
  3. cheap shot
  4. cheap shots
  5. cheap skate
  6. cheap skates
  7. cheap thrill
  8. cheap thrills
  9. cheap trick
  10. cheap tricks
  11. cheap tripper

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