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comboys

comboys is the plural of comboy.

Meaning of comboy

Noun

comboy (plural comboys)

  1. (obsolete) A kind of skirt or kilt of white calico, worn by the Sinhalese in the manner of a sarong.
    • There you may see the effeminate-looking Singhalese, with their long hair, tortoiseshell combs, and tight petticoats or "comboys," the national dress since the days of old Robert Knox […]1870, Mission Life; Or Home and Foreign Church Work, page 203

Questions about comboys

What is comboys the plural of?
Comboys is the plural of comboy.

Words near comboys in the dictionary

  1. comboscores
  2. combover
  3. combovers
  4. comboy
  5. Comboyne
  6. comboys
  7. combozine
  8. combozines
  9. Combpyne
  10. Combpyne Rousdon
  11. combrestatin

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