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clack dish

clack dish noun: a dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice.

Noun

clack dish (plural clack dishes)

  1. (historical) A dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice.
    Synonyms:
    clapdish

Synonyms of clack dish

Forms of clack dish

pluralclack dishes

Questions about clack dish

What does clack dish mean?
Clack dish means a dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice.
What part of speech is clack dish?
Clack dish is a noun.
What is the plural of clack dish?
The plural of clack dish is clack dishes.

Words near clack dish in the dictionary

  1. clachans
  2. Clachnaharry
  3. clack
  4. clack box
  5. clack boxes
  6. clack dish
  7. clack dishes
  8. clack door
  9. clack doors
  10. clack valve
  11. clack valves

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