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girnings

girnings is the plural of girning.

Meaning of girning

Noun

girning (plural girnings)

  1. (Northern England) A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England.

Questions about girnings

What is girnings the plural of?
Girnings is the plural of girning.

Words near girnings in the dictionary

  1. girn
  2. girned
  3. girner
  4. girners
  5. girning
  6. girnings
  7. girns
  8. giro
  9. Giro d'Italia
  10. girocheque
  11. girocheques

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