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pennyweighters

pennyweighters is the plural of pennyweighter.

Meaning of pennyweighter

Noun

pennyweighter (plural pennyweighters)

  1. (archaic) A thief who steals jewellery from shops, leaving an imitation of the stolen article in its place.

Questions about pennyweighters

What is pennyweighters the plural of?
Pennyweighters is the plural of pennyweighter.

Words near pennyweighters in the dictionary

  1. pennystone
  2. pennystones
  3. pennyweed
  4. pennyweight
  5. pennyweighter
  6. pennyweighters
  7. pennyweights
  8. Pennywell
  9. Pennywells
  10. pennywhistle
  11. pennywhistles

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