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dub-coves

dub-coves is the plural of dub-cove.

Meaning of dub-cove

Noun

dub-cove (plural dub-coves)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A turnkey. (a warder or jailer; a keeper of the keys in a prison)

Questions about dub-coves

What is dub-coves the plural of?
Dub-coves is the plural of dub-cove.

Words near dub-coves in the dictionary

  1. dub sack
  2. dub sacks
  3. dub step
  4. dub up
  5. dub-cove
  6. dub-coves
  7. dub-lay
  8. dub-over
  9. dub-plate
  10. dub-plates
  11. Dub.

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