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he's-at-homes

he's-at-homes is the plural of he's-at-home.

Meaning of he's-at-home

Noun

he's-at-home (plural he's-at-homes)

  1. (euphemistic, Nantucket) A dildo gifted by a whaleman to his wife for use while he is at sea, sometimes made of scrimshaw.
    • An island tradition claims that Nantucket women dealt with their husbands' long absences by relying on sexual aids known as "he's-at-homes."2000, Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, →ISBN, page 17

Questions about he's-at-homes

What is he's-at-homes the plural of?
He's-at-homes is the plural of he's-at-home.

Words near he's-at-homes in the dictionary

  1. He'nan
  2. he'p
  3. he's
  4. he's unconscious
  5. he's-at-home
  6. he's-at-homes
  7. he'sn't
  8. he've
  9. he-
  10. he-ass
  11. he-asses

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