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mollyguard

mollyguard is the alternative form of molly-guard.

Meaning of molly-guard

Noun

molly-guard (plural molly-guards)

  1. A physical barrier to protect something from unwanted contact, especially a shield to prevent accidental tripping of an emergency shutdown or power switch.
    • There is a plastic molly-guard covering the escalator's shutdown button to prevent little kids from pushing it and stopping the escalator.

Forms of mollyguard

pluralmollyguards

Questions about mollyguard

What is mollyguard the alternative form of?
Mollyguard is the alternative form of molly-guard.

Words near mollyguard in the dictionary

  1. mollyduker
  2. mollydukers
  3. mollyfoggin'
  4. mollyfogging
  5. mollygrubs
  6. mollyguard
  7. mollyguards
  8. mollyhawk
  9. mollyhawks
  10. mollying
  11. mollying-bitch

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