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dishlicker

dishlicker noun: a greyhound.

Noun

dishlicker (plural dishlickers)

  1. (Australia, slang) A greyhound.

Forms of dishlicker

pluraldishlickers

Origin of dishlicker

From dish + licker, since dogs lick their food bowls.

Questions about dishlicker

What does dishlicker mean?
Dishlicker means a greyhound.
What part of speech is dishlicker?
Dishlicker is a noun.
What is the plural of dishlicker?
The plural of dishlicker is dishlickers.

Words near dishlicker in the dictionary

  1. dishing up
  2. dishings
  3. dishless
  4. Dishley
  5. Dishleys
  6. dishlicker
  7. dishlickers
  8. dishlike
  9. dishmaker
  10. dishmakers
  11. dishmaking

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