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fool's mates

fool's mates is the plural of fool's mate.

Meaning of fool's mate

Noun

fool's mate (plural fool's mates)

  1. The quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess.

Questions about fool's mates

What is fool's mates the plural of?
Fool's mates is the plural of fool's mate.

Words near fool's mates in the dictionary

  1. fool's errand
  2. fool's fool
  3. fool's gold
  4. fool's huckleberry
  5. fool's mate
  6. fool's mates
  7. fool's mushroom
  8. fool's paradise
  9. fool's parsley
  10. fool's rack
  11. fool's spring

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