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guykerls

guykerls is the plural of guykerl.

Meaning of guykerl

Noun

guykerl (plural guykerls)

  1. (Shetland) A giantess, typically a giant wife.
    • He went up his hill for a large stone he knew would be sufficient, but as he was returning, staggering under the weight of the enormous boulder, his Guykerl saw him and cried out jeeringly.1932, Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby, Shetland Traditional Lore, page 132

Questions about guykerls

What is guykerls the plural of?
Guykerls is the plural of guykerl.

Words near guykerls in the dictionary

  1. guyhood
  2. guying
  3. guyings
  4. guyish
  5. guykerl
  6. guykerls
  7. guyle
  8. guyled
  9. guyles
  10. guylike
  11. guyline

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