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donnybrooks

donnybrooks is the plural of donnybrook.

Meaning of donnybrook

Noun

donnybrook (plural donnybrooks)

  1. A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
    • But the Hindus turned out and broke their heads; when, finding lawlessness pleasant, Hindus and Muhammadans together raised an aimless sort of Donnybrook just to see how far they could go.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “His Chance in Life”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 56

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Questions about donnybrooks

What is donnybrooks the plural of?
Donnybrooks is the plural of donnybrook.

Words near donnybrooks in the dictionary

  1. Donns
  2. donny
  3. donnybrook
  4. Donnybrook-Balingup
  5. donnybrookian
  6. donnybrooks
  7. Donnygate
  8. donnée
  9. données
  10. dono
  11. Donofrio

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