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cucumber time

cucumber time noun: a period of the year when there was little work for tailors.

Noun

cucumber time (countable and uncountable, plural cucumber times)

  1. (UK, historical) A period of the year when there was little work for tailors.

Forms of cucumber time

pluralcucumber times

Origin of cucumber time

Cucumbers were in season at this time.

Questions about cucumber time

What does cucumber time mean?
Cucumber time means a period of the year when there was little work for tailors.
What part of speech is cucumber time?
Cucumber time is a noun.
What is the plural of cucumber time?
The plural of cucumber time is cucumber times.

Words near cucumber time in the dictionary

  1. cucumber fishes
  2. cucumber herring
  3. cucumber mosaic virus
  4. cucumber mosaic viruses
  5. cucumber mullet
  6. cucumber time
  7. cucumber times
  8. cucumber tree
  9. cucumber trees
  10. cucumberade
  11. cucumberfish

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