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Gabriel's hounds

Gabriel's hounds noun: curlews or nightjars, whose cries are associated with various superstitions.

Noun

Gabriel's hounds pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete, plural, plural-only) curlews or nightjars, whose cries are associated with various superstitions
    Synonyms:
    corpse hounds

Synonyms of Gabriel's hounds

Questions about Gabriel's hounds

What does Gabriel's hounds mean?
Gabriel's hounds means curlews or nightjars, whose cries are associated with various superstitions.
What part of speech is Gabriel's hounds?
Gabriel's hounds is a noun.

Words near Gabriel's hounds in the dictionary

  1. gabra
  2. Gabrianna
  3. Gabriel
  4. Gabriel syntheses
  5. Gabriel synthesis
  6. Gabriel's hounds
  7. Gabriela
  8. Gabriela Silang
  9. Gabriele
  10. Gabrielino
  11. Gabrielinos

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