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keythongs

keythongs is the plural of keythong.

Meaning of keythong

Noun

keythong (plural keythongs)

  1. A mythical beast resembling a griffin with no wings, often classified as a male griffin.
    • The Earl of Ormonde,—a pair of keythongs. (?) * […] * The word is certainly so written, and I have never seen it elsewhere. The figure resembles the Male Griffin, which has no wings, but rays or spikes of gold proceeding from several parts of his body, and sometimes with two long strait horns.—Vide...1852, J[ames] R[obinson] Planché, “Badges”, in The Pursuivant of Arms, or Heraldry Founded upon Facts, London: W. N. Wright, […], page 183
    Synonyms:
    alce

Questions about keythongs

What is keythongs the plural of?
Keythongs is the plural of keythong.

Words near keythongs in the dictionary

  1. keytarists
  2. keytars
  3. Keyte
  4. Keytesville
  5. keythong
  6. keythongs
  7. keytone
  8. keytones
  9. keytop
  10. keytops
  11. keyway

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