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hide nor hair

hide nor hair noun: a trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.

Noun

hide nor hair (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) A trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.
    • He retired last June, and his coworkers have seen neither hide nor hair of him since.
    • Not a one of us could catch hide nor hair nor sight nor sound of them.1885, Mark Twain, chapter 41, in Huckleberry Finn
    Synonyms:
    hide or hair

Synonyms of hide nor hair

  • hide or hair

Questions about hide nor hair

What does hide nor hair mean?
Hide nor hair means a trace, indication, or evidence, especially of a person.
What part of speech is hide nor hair?
Hide nor hair is a noun.

Words near hide nor hair in the dictionary

  1. hide beetle
  2. hide beetles
  3. hide behind
  4. hide in plain sight
  5. hide in the closet
  6. hide nor hair
  7. hide one's light under a bushel
  8. hide out
  9. hide the ball
  10. hide the salami
  11. hide the sausage

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