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Hatfields and McCoys

Hatfields and McCoys is the alternative form of the Hatfields and the McCoys.

Meaning of the Hatfields and the McCoys

Phrase

the Hatfields and the McCoys

  1. (informal) Any group or pair of parties engaged in a long-lasting feud.

Questions about Hatfields and McCoys

What is Hatfields and McCoys the alternative form of?
Hatfields and McCoys is the alternative form of the Hatfields and the McCoys.

Words near Hatfields and McCoys in the dictionary

  1. hatewatching
  2. hateworthy
  3. Hatfield
  4. Hatfield and Newhampton
  5. Hatfield Peverel
  6. Hatfields and McCoys
  7. hatfish
  8. hatfished
  9. hatfisher
  10. hatfishers
  11. hatfishes

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