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half-marrows

half-marrows is the plural of half-marrow.

Meaning of half-marrow

Noun

half-marrow (plural half-marrows)

  1. (historical) Either of a pair of young boys employed as putters, pushing wagons in the mine, and dividing their earnings.

Questions about half-marrows

What is half-marrows the plural of?
Half-marrows is the plural of half-marrow.

Words near half-marrows in the dictionary

  1. half-marathon
  2. half-marathoner
  3. half-marathoners
  4. half-marathons
  5. half-marrow
  6. half-marrows
  7. half-mask
  8. half-masks
  9. half-mast
  10. half-masted
  11. half-masting

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