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long six

long six noun: a candle weighing one sixth of a pound, about eight inches long.

Noun

long six (plural long sixes)

  1. (archaic) A candle weighing one sixth of a pound, about eight inches long.

Forms of long six

plurallong sixes

Questions about long six

What does long six mean?
Long six means a candle weighing one sixth of a pound, about eight inches long.
What part of speech is long six?
Long six is a noun.
What is the plural of long six?
The plural of long six is long sixes.

Words near long six in the dictionary

  1. long service leave
  2. long shot
  3. long shots
  4. long sight
  5. long since
  6. long six
  7. long sixes
  8. long snap
  9. long snapped
  10. long snapper
  11. long snappers

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