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dew-beater

dew-beater noun: a person's foot.

Noun

dew-beater (plural dew-beaters)

  1. (in plural, obsolete, slang) A person's foot.
  2. (in plural, obsolete, slang) A crude kind of oiled waterproof shoe.

Forms of dew-beater

pluraldew-beaters

Questions about dew-beater

What does dew-beater mean?
Dew-beater means a person's foot.
What part of speech is dew-beater?
Dew-beater is a noun.
What is the plural of dew-beater?
The plural of dew-beater is dew-beaters.

Words near dew-beater in the dictionary

  1. dew point
  2. dew points
  3. dew poison
  4. dew water
  5. dew worm
  6. dew-beater
  7. dew-beaters
  8. dew-clawed
  9. dew-drink
  10. dew-eyed
  11. dew-fall

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