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pea whistle

pea whistle noun: a whistle with a small wooden ball inside which makes a reverberating noise.

pea whistle: a whistle with a small wooden ball inside which makes a reverberating noise
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Noun

pea whistle (plural pea whistles)

  1. A whistle with a small wooden ball inside which makes a reverberating noise.

Forms of pea whistle

pluralpea whistles

Questions about pea whistle

What does pea whistle mean?
Pea whistle means a whistle with a small wooden ball inside which makes a reverberating noise.
What part of speech is pea whistle?
Pea whistle is a noun.
What is the plural of pea whistle?
The plural of pea whistle is pea whistles.

Words near pea whistle in the dictionary

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  2. pea souper
  3. pea soupers
  4. pea soups
  5. pea wet
  6. pea whistle
  7. pea whistles
  8. pea-brain
  9. pea-brained
  10. pea-brains
  11. pea-cake

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