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Johnny onions

Johnny onions noun: a Breton agricultural labourer who travelled through English cities selling onions from a bicycle.

Noun

Johnny onions (plural Johnny onions)

  1. (UK, historical) A Breton agricultural labourer who travelled through English cities selling onions from a bicycle.

Forms of Johnny onions

pluralJohnny onions

Questions about Johnny onions

What does Johnny onions mean?
Johnny onions means a Breton agricultural labourer who travelled through English cities selling onions from a bicycle.
What part of speech is Johnny onions?
Johnny onions is a noun.
What is the plural of Johnny onions?
The plural of Johnny onions is Johnny onions.

Words near Johnny onions in the dictionary

  1. Johnny on the pony
  2. Johnny One Note
  3. Johnny One Notes
  4. Johnny One-note
  5. Johnny One-notes
  6. Johnny onions
  7. Johnny Raw
  8. Johnny Raws
  9. Johnny Reb
  10. Johnny Rebs
  11. Johnny rook

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