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matchets

matchets is the plural of matchet.

Meaning of matchet

Noun

matchet (plural matchets)

  1. machete
    • Guns were fired on all sides and sparks flew out as matchets clanged together in warriors’ salutes.1958, Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, Penguin (2010), page 116

Questions about matchets

What is matchets the plural of?
Matchets is the plural of matchet.

Words near matchets in the dictionary

  1. matches made in hell
  2. matches up
  3. matchest
  4. matchet
  5. matcheth
  6. matchets
  7. Matchett
  8. Matchetts
  9. matchflare
  10. matchflares
  11. matchgate

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