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counterpin

counterpin noun: a bedspread.

Noun

counterpin (plural counterpins)

  1. (US, informal, chiefly Southern US and South Midland US) A bedspread.

Forms of counterpin

pluralcounterpins

Origin of counterpin

From counterpane.

Questions about counterpin

What does counterpin mean?
Counterpin means a bedspread.
What part of speech is counterpin?
Counterpin is a noun.
What is the plural of counterpin?
The plural of counterpin is counterpins.

Words near counterpin in the dictionary

  1. counterpickets
  2. counterpicture
  3. counterpictures
  4. counterpiece
  5. counterpieces
  6. counterpin
  7. counterpins
  8. counterpiracy
  9. counterplan
  10. counterplanned
  11. counterplanner

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