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flies' graveyard

flies' graveyard noun: a sweet pastry filled with currants or raisins.

Noun

flies' graveyard (plural flies' graveyards)

  1. (UK, slang) A sweet pastry filled with currants or raisins.
    Synonyms:
    fly pie

Synonyms of flies' graveyard

Forms of flies' graveyard

pluralflies' graveyards

Origin of flies' graveyard

Since the currants or raisins are supposed to resemble dead flies.

Questions about flies' graveyard

What does flies' graveyard mean?
Flies' graveyard means a sweet pastry filled with currants or raisins.
What part of speech is flies' graveyard?
Flies' graveyard is a noun.
What is the plural of flies' graveyard?
The plural of flies' graveyard is flies' graveyards.

Words near flies' graveyard in the dictionary

  1. flies too close to the sun
  2. flies under the radar
  3. flies upon
  4. flies with leaden wings
  5. flies without a licence
  6. flies' graveyard
  7. flies' graveyards
  8. Fliessian
  9. fliest
  10. flieth
  11. fliey

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