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claykicker

claykicker noun: a member of a tunnelling engineering squad in World War I.

Noun

claykicker (plural claykickers)

  1. (UK, historical, slang) A member of a tunnelling engineering squad in World War I.

Forms of claykicker

pluralclaykickers

Origin of claykicker

From clay + kicker.

Questions about claykicker

What does claykicker mean?
Claykicker means a member of a tunnelling engineering squad in World War I.
What part of speech is claykicker?
Claykicker is a noun.
What is the plural of claykicker?
The plural of claykicker is claykickers.

Words near claykicker in the dictionary

  1. clayiness
  2. claying
  3. claying up
  4. clayish
  5. clayishness
  6. claykicker
  7. claykickers
  8. clayless
  9. claylike
  10. claym
  11. clayman

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