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French safes

French safes is the plural of French safe.

Meaning of French safe

Noun

French safe (plural French safes)

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic) A condom.
    • The druggist examined the ets and the cuis in it, and felt sure he knew just what the doctor wanted — proceeded to fill the order, and a French safe was nicely folded up and put in a suitable box labelled “use as directed” and handed to the young lady1877, “What a Latin prescription did”, in Cincinnati Lancet & Observer, volume 20, page 713

Questions about French safes

What is French safes the plural of?
French safes is the plural of French safe.

Words near French safes in the dictionary

  1. French roll
  2. French roof
  3. French roofs
  4. French ruff
  5. French safe
  6. French safes
  7. French sash
  8. French sashes
  9. French seam
  10. French seams
  11. French seventy-five

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