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old gentlemen

old gentlemen is the plural of old gentleman.

Meaning of old gentleman

Noun

old gentleman (plural old gentlemen)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A playing card that is almost imperceptibly longer than the others in the deck, used by cheats.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, gentleman.

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Questions about old gentlemen

What is old gentlemen the plural of?
Old gentlemen is the plural of old gentleman.

Words near old gentlemen in the dictionary

  1. Old Frizzle
  2. old fruit
  3. old fruits
  4. Old Galician-Portuguese
  5. old gentleman
  6. old gentlemen
  7. Old Georgian
  8. old girl
  9. old girls
  10. Old Glory
  11. old gold

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