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Penang lawyer

Penang lawyer noun: a kind of walking stick made from the stem of the East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida).

Noun

Penang lawyer (plural Penang lawyers)

  1. A kind of walking stick made from the stem of the East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida).
    • It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer."1901-02, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles

Penang lawyer meaning in Tamil

Penang lawyer in Tamil

நடையுலாக் கோல்

Forms of Penang lawyer

pluralPenang lawyers

Origin of Penang lawyer

Perhaps a corruption of Penang liyar, the wild areca.

Questions about Penang lawyer

What does Penang lawyer mean?
Penang lawyer means a kind of walking stick made from the stem of the East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida).
What is Penang lawyer in Tamil?
Penang lawyer in Tamil is நடையுலாக் கோல். See Penang lawyer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Penang lawyer?
Penang lawyer is a noun.
What is the plural of Penang lawyer?
The plural of Penang lawyer is Penang lawyers.

Words near Penang lawyer in the dictionary

  1. penanceless
  2. penances
  3. penancing
  4. Penang
  5. Penang laksa
  6. Penang lawyer
  7. Penang lawyers
  8. Penangite
  9. Penangites
  10. penannular
  11. Penaranda

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