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corbie-messengers

corbie-messengers is the plural of corbie-messenger.

Meaning of corbie-messenger

Noun

corbie-messenger (plural corbie-messengers)

  1. (Scotland) A messenger who returns too late, or not at all.
    Synonyms:
    raven-messenger

Questions about corbie-messengers

What is corbie-messengers the plural of?
Corbie-messengers is the plural of corbie-messenger.

Words near corbie-messengers in the dictionary

  1. corbie
  2. Corbie Hill
  3. corbie step
  4. corbie steps
  5. corbie-messenger
  6. corbie-messengers
  7. corbie-step
  8. corbie-steps
  9. corbies
  10. corbiestep
  11. corbiesteps

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