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Old Father Thames

Old Father Thames proper noun: a personification of the river Thames.

old father thames: a personification of the river Thames
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Proper noun

Old Father Thames

  1. A personification of the river Thames

Questions about Old Father Thames

What does Old Father Thames mean?
Old Father Thames means a personification of the river Thames.
What part of speech is Old Father Thames?
Old Father Thames is a proper noun.

Words near Old Father Thames in the dictionary

  1. old farts
  2. old fashioned
  3. old fashioned glass
  4. old fashioned glasses
  5. old fashioneds
  6. Old Father Thames
  7. Old Father Time
  8. old fellow
  9. old fellows
  10. Old Fig Garden
  11. old finger

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