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pallbearing

pallbearing adjective: carrying the casket at a funeral.

Adjective

pallbearing (not comparable)

  1. Carrying the casket at a funeral.

Noun

pallbearing (uncountable)

  1. The carrying of the casket at a funeral.

Origin of pallbearing

From pall + bearing.

Questions about pallbearing

What does pallbearing mean?
Pallbearing means carrying the casket at a funeral.
What part of speech is pallbearing?
Pallbearing can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near pallbearing in the dictionary

  1. Pallavi
  2. Pallavicini
  3. pallaviciniaceous
  4. pallbearer
  5. pallbearers
  6. pallbearing
  7. palleal
  8. palled
  9. palled around
  10. palled on
  11. palled up

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