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long sixes

long sixes is the plural of long six.

Meaning of long six

Noun

long six (plural long sixes)

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

Questions about long sixes

What is long sixes the plural of?
Long sixes is the plural of long six.

Words near long sixes in the dictionary

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

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