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cushion-smiter

cushion-smiter noun: a tubthumping clergyman or preacher.

Noun

cushion-smiter (plural cushion-smiters)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A tubthumping clergyman or preacher.
    • […] they pass alternately into church and Dissenting chapel, where “Cushion smiters” once abounded.1868, Dr. John Doran, Saints and Sinners: Or, In Church and About It, volume 2, page 293
    • Who's preaching now? You speak like a cushion-smiter.1888, James McGrigor Allan, A lady's four perils, volume 1, page 160

Forms of cushion-smiter

pluralcushion-smiters

Questions about cushion-smiter

What does cushion-smiter mean?
Cushion-smiter means a tubthumping clergyman or preacher.
What part of speech is cushion-smiter?
Cushion-smiter is a noun.
What is the plural of cushion-smiter?
The plural of cushion-smiter is cushion-smiters.

Words near cushion-smiter in the dictionary

  1. cushion tyres
  2. cushion-cosies
  3. cushion-cosy
  4. cushion-dance
  5. cushion-dances
  6. cushion-smiter
  7. cushion-smiters
  8. cushioned
  9. cushioned the blow
  10. cushionet
  11. cushionets

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