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corpseys

corpseys is the plural of corpsey.

Meaning of corpsey

Noun

corpsey (plural corpseys)

  1. (informal, irreverent) A dead body.
    • Not a flower, not a flower sweet, On my black coffin let there be strown; Not a friend, not a friend greet My poor corpsey where my bones shall be thrown.1856, William Shakespeare, Charles Knight, The Stratford Shakspere - Volume 4, page 30

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What is corpseys the plural of?
Corpseys is the plural of corpsey.

Words near corpseys in the dictionary

  1. corpsers
  2. corpses
  3. corpses-to-be
  4. corpseses
  5. corpsey
  6. corpseys
  7. corpsicle
  8. corpsicles
  9. corpsing
  10. corpsman
  11. corpsmen

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