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knights of the pestle

knights of the pestle is the plural of knight of the pestle.

Meaning of knight of the pestle

Noun

knight of the pestle (plural knights of the pestle)

  1. (archaic, humorous) An apothecary; a druggist.

Questions about knights of the pestle

What is knights of the pestle the plural of?
Knights of the pestle is the plural of knight of the pestle.

Words near knights of the pestle in the dictionary

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  2. knights of the green cloth
  3. knights of the hammer
  4. knights of the needle
  5. knights of the pen
  6. knights of the pestle
  7. knights of the post
  8. knights of the road
  9. knights of the shears
  10. knights of the shire
  11. knights of the spigot

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