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horses' doovers

horses' doovers is the alternative form of horse's doovers.

Meaning of horse's doovers

Noun

horse's doovers pl (plural only)

  1. (Australia, UK, humorous, plural, plural-only, slang) hors d'oeuvres
    • None of us is likely to stray so far from the correct pronunciation as the legendary new-rich oil millionaire who demanded “horses′ doovers”...1962, William Morris, Mary Morris, Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins

Questions about horses' doovers

What is horses' doovers the alternative form of?
Horses' doovers is the alternative form of horse's doovers.

Words near horses' doovers in the dictionary

  1. horses and carriages
  2. horses and carts
  3. horses around
  4. horses for courses
  5. horses' asses
  6. horses' doovers
  7. horses' mouths
  8. horses, not zebras
  9. horsesat
  10. horseshit
  11. horseshite

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