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gum-ticklers

gum-ticklers is the plural of gum-tickler.

Meaning of gum-tickler

Noun

gum-tickler (plural gum-ticklers)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A serving of undiluted rum or other spirit.
    • We drink cocktails and gum-ticklers to amuse ourselves.1858, Kinahan Cornwallis, The New El Dorado, page 179

Questions about gum-ticklers

What is gum-ticklers the plural of?
Gum-ticklers is the plural of gum-tickler.

Words near gum-ticklers in the dictionary

  1. gum-jobs
  2. gum-rash
  3. gum-resin
  4. gum-resins
  5. gum-tickler
  6. gum-ticklers
  7. gum-tip
  8. gum-tips
  9. gum-tree
  10. gum-treed
  11. gum-trees

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