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dumpling-depot

dumpling-depot noun: synonym of breadbasket (“the abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack”).

Noun

dumpling-depot (plural dumpling-depots)

  1. (archaic, humorous, slang) Synonym of breadbasket (“the abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack”).
    • "And because you would'nt^([sic]) let him he doubled you up with a wallop in your dumpling-depot, did'nt^([sic]) he?"1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, volume 1, page 35
    • But the mashers glared through their eyeglasses with surprise, as Montague's cheese whirled along, and flattened the waiter's dumpling-depot like a pancake.1886, Judy's Annual, volume 38, page 182
    Synonyms:
    breadbasket

Synonyms of dumpling-depot

Forms of dumpling-depot

pluraldumpling-depots

Questions about dumpling-depot

What does dumpling-depot mean?
Dumpling-depot means synonym of breadbasket (“the abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack”).
What part of speech is dumpling-depot?
Dumpling-depot is a noun.
What is the plural of dumpling-depot?
The plural of dumpling-depot is dumpling-depots.

Words near dumpling-depot in the dictionary

  1. dumpled
  2. dumples
  3. dumpling
  4. Dumpling Festival
  5. dumpling squid
  6. dumpling-depot
  7. dumpling-depots
  8. dumplinglike
  9. dumplings
  10. dumplingy
  11. dumpoke

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