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cross cove

cross cove noun: a thief or swindler.

Noun

cross cove (plural cross coves)

  1. (obsolete, thieves' cant) A thief or swindler.

Forms of cross cove

pluralcross coves

Questions about cross cove

What does cross cove mean?
Cross cove means a thief or swindler.
What part of speech is cross cove?
Cross cove is a noun.
What is the plural of cross cove?
The plural of cross cove is cross coves.

Words near cross cove in the dictionary

  1. cross country skiing
  2. cross countrys
  3. Cross County
  4. cross cousin
  5. cross cousins
  6. cross cove
  7. cross coves
  8. Cross Creek
  9. cross crosslet
  10. cross dowel
  11. cross dowels

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