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penny starver

penny starver noun: a small bread roll costing one penny.

Noun

penny starver (plural penny starvers)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A small bread roll costing one penny.

Forms of penny starver

pluralpenny starvers

Questions about penny starver

What does penny starver mean?
Penny starver means a small bread roll costing one penny.
What part of speech is penny starver?
Penny starver is a noun.
What is the plural of penny starver?
The plural of penny starver is penny starvers.

Words near penny starver in the dictionary

  1. penny pusher
  2. penny pushers
  3. penny sleeve
  4. penny slot
  5. penny slots
  6. penny starver
  7. penny starvers
  8. penny sterling
  9. penny stock
  10. penny stocks
  11. penny sweet

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