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couple-beggars

couple-beggars is the plural of couple-beggar.

Meaning of couple-beggar

Noun

couple-beggar (plural couple-beggars)

  1. (historical) One who, for a fee, performs an unauthorised wedding service, especially for poor people (originally beggars).
    • Yet you'd have no license, but be married by beggarly bans ! [...] Sure it's wonderful you don't seek out a couple-beggar, and get married like the heathens in the time of Nebecudnazar !1836, Mrs S.C. Hall, Harry O'Reardon, Or, Illustrations of Irish Pride, page 13
    Synonyms:
    buckle-beggar

Questions about couple-beggars

What is couple-beggars the plural of?
Couple-beggars is the plural of couple-beggar.

Words near couple-beggars in the dictionary

  1. couplants
  2. couple
  3. couple three
  4. couple up
  5. couple-beggar
  6. couple-beggars
  7. couple-close
  8. couple-closes
  9. couple-ish
  10. couple-three
  11. couple-y

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