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parish prig

parish prig noun: a parson.

Noun

parish prig (plural parish prigs)

  1. (obsolete, thieves' cant) A parson.

Forms of parish prig

pluralparish prigs

Questions about parish prig

What does parish prig mean?
Parish prig means a parson.
What part of speech is parish prig?
Parish prig is a noun.
What is the plural of parish prig?
The plural of parish prig is parish prigs.

Words near parish prig in the dictionary

  1. parish house
  2. parish houses
  3. parish lantern
  4. parish lanterns
  5. parish priest
  6. parish prig
  7. parish prigs
  8. parish pump politics
  9. parish register
  10. parish registers
  11. parish room

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