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Hoover blankets

Hoover blankets is the plural of Hoover blanket.

Meaning of Hoover blanket

Noun

Hoover blanket (plural Hoover blankets)

  1. (US, dated, historical) Old newspaper or cardboard, used by a homeless person to cover themselves for warmth, especially during the Great Depression.
    • The shantytowns where homeless thousands dwelled were called Hoovervilles; newspapers used as blankets by men who were forced to sleep on park benches were Hoover blankets; a pocket turned inside out was a Hoover flag […]1993, Joseph Robert Conlin, A survey of American history since 1865, →ISBN

Questions about Hoover blankets

What is Hoover blankets the plural of?
Hoover blankets is the plural of Hoover blanket.

Words near Hoover blankets in the dictionary

  1. Hoovens
  2. hoover
  3. Hoover bag
  4. Hoover bags
  5. Hoover blanket
  6. Hoover blankets
  7. Hoover flag
  8. Hoover flags
  9. Hoover hog
  10. Hoover hogs
  11. Hoover index

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