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jumble sales

jumble sales is the plural of jumble sale.

Meaning of jumble sale

Noun

jumble sale (plural jumble sales)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A sale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls, usually held indoors and open to the public.
    • Today's children at Christmas-time take a cast-off toy to the Toy Service held in many churches, and it is a pretty sight to watch those tiny mites clutching their toys and parting from them. However, it has been said that they should take one which they really love, otherwise it is no sacrifice....1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 35

Questions about jumble sales

What is jumble sales the plural of?
Jumble sales is the plural of jumble sale.

Words near jumble sales in the dictionary

  1. jumbie beans
  2. jumbies
  3. jumbis
  4. jumble
  5. jumble sale
  6. jumble sales
  7. jumble together
  8. jumble up
  9. jumble-bead
  10. jumble-beads
  11. jumbled

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