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off-reckoning

off-reckoning noun: an allowance formerly made to certain British officers from the money appropriated for army clothing.

Noun

off-reckoning (plural off-reckonings)

  1. (UK, historical) An allowance formerly made to certain British officers from the money appropriated for army clothing.

Forms of off-reckoning

pluraloff-reckonings

Questions about off-reckoning

What does off-reckoning mean?
Off-reckoning means an allowance formerly made to certain British officers from the money appropriated for army clothing.
What part of speech is off-reckoning?
Off-reckoning is a noun.
What is the plural of off-reckoning?
The plural of off-reckoning is off-reckonings.

Words near off-reckoning in the dictionary

  1. off-put
  2. off-putting
  3. off-puttingly
  4. off-ramp
  5. off-ramps
  6. off-reckoning
  7. off-reckonings
  8. off-reserve
  9. off-road
  10. off-road bike
  11. off-road bikes

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