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Leicesters

Leicesters is the plural of Leicester.

Meaning of Leicester

Noun

Leicester (plural Leicesters)

  1. A sheep of an English breed, valued for its meat and fleece.
    • The Leicesters and half-breds are purchased by farmers who keep no breeding stock: they are well turniped during the winter, and clipped and fattened in the following season.1869, Sheep: Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases, page 328

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Questions about Leicesters

What is Leicesters the plural of?
Leicesters is the plural of Leicester.

Words near Leicesters in the dictionary

  1. Leic
  2. Leica
  3. Leica reel
  4. Leica reels
  5. Leicester
  6. Leicesters
  7. Leicestershire
  8. Leicestershire cheese
  9. Leicestershire cheeses
  10. Leicestrian
  11. Leicestrians

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