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hornpike

hornpike noun: the garfish.

Noun

hornpike (plural hornpikes)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) The garfish.

Forms of hornpike

pluralhornpikes

Origin of hornpike

From horn + pike.

Questions about hornpike

What does hornpike mean?
Hornpike means the garfish.
What part of speech is hornpike?
Hornpike is a noun.
What is the plural of hornpike?
The plural of hornpike is hornpikes.

Words near hornpike in the dictionary

  1. Hornostaj
  2. hornotine
  3. hornotines
  4. hornowl
  5. hornowls
  6. hornpike
  7. hornpikes
  8. hornpipe
  9. hornpiped
  10. hornpiper
  11. hornpipers

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