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cherry-merry

cherry-merry noun: a present of money.

Noun

cherry-merry (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A present of money.
    • "That not proper business," said Croke Sahib. "What for I give cherry-merry?"1858, Michael Rafter, The Rifleman, page 232

Words formed from cherry-merry

Questions about cherry-merry

What does cherry-merry mean?
Cherry-merry means a present of money.
What part of speech is cherry-merry?
Cherry-merry is a noun.

Words near cherry-merry in the dictionary

  1. cherry trees
  2. Cherry Valley
  3. cherry wood
  4. cherry-bomb
  5. cherry-bombs
  6. cherry-merry
  7. cherry-merry-bamboo
  8. cherry-pick
  9. cherry-picked
  10. cherry-picker
  11. cherry-pickers

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