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hobo nickel

hobo nickel noun: a nickel or other small-denomination coin informally modified to produce a bas-relief image.

hobo nickel: a nickel or other small-denomination coin informally modified to produce a bas-relief image
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Noun

hobo nickel (plural hobo nickels)

  1. A nickel or other small-denomination coin informally modified to produce a bas-relief image.

Forms of hobo nickel

pluralhobo nickels

Questions about hobo nickel

What does hobo nickel mean?
Hobo nickel means a nickel or other small-denomination coin informally modified to produce a bas-relief image.
What part of speech is hobo nickel?
Hobo nickel is a noun.
What is the plural of hobo nickel?
The plural of hobo nickel is hobo nickels.

Words near hobo nickel in the dictionary

  1. hobo bags
  2. hobo egg
  3. Hobo Joe
  4. hobo jungle
  5. hobo jungles
  6. hobo nickel
  7. hobo spider
  8. hobo spiders
  9. hobo stew
  10. hobo stews
  11. hobo stove

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