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massymores

massymores is the plural of massymore.

Meaning of massymore

Noun

massymore (plural massymores)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) The dungeon of a castle.
    • “Seize her and drag her to the Massymore!—To the deepest dungeon with the sorceress, whose master, the Devil, could alone have inspired her with boldness enough to insult the mother of Douglas in his own castle.”1820, [Walter Scott], chapter V², in The Abbot. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...

Questions about massymores

What is massymores the plural of?
Massymores is the plural of massymore.

Words near massymores in the dictionary

  1. massulae
  2. Massumian
  3. massy
  4. Massylii
  5. massymore
  6. massymores
  7. massé
  8. massés
  9. mast
  10. mast bumping
  11. mast cell

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