gropery
gropery noun: groping; the act of, or an instance of, groping.
Noun
gropery (plural groperies)
- Groping; the act of, or an instance of, groping.
- State quacks, bills for Popery,
Not for our merits, Lord, we claim,
Stage-reminiscences, frolics, and fibs,
Exemption from the woe;
Lumps, bumps, gall and scull-gropery,
We ask it all in Mercy's name, […]1831, The Gentleman's Magazine, page 553 - What the deuce, then, should make you shrink now, when almost all drudgery, and gropery and pokery is over; when you have plenty of materials to produce, and every step will bring you into a more pleasurable country, […]1887, Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers, page 47
- State quacks, bills for Popery,
Forms of gropery
| plural | groperies |
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Origin of gropery
From grope + -ery.
Questions about gropery
- What does gropery mean?
- Gropery means groping; the act of, or an instance of, groping.
- What part of speech is gropery?
- Gropery is a noun.
- What is the plural of gropery?
- The plural of gropery is groperies.
Words near gropery in the dictionary
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