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cherry-merry-bamboo

cherry-merry-bamboo noun: a beating with a bamboo stick.

Noun

cherry-merry-bamboo (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A beating with a bamboo stick.

Origin of cherry-merry-bamboo

See cherry-merry.

Questions about cherry-merry-bamboo

What does cherry-merry-bamboo mean?
Cherry-merry-bamboo means a beating with a bamboo stick.
What part of speech is cherry-merry-bamboo?
Cherry-merry-bamboo is a noun.

Words near cherry-merry-bamboo in the dictionary

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

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