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pewfellow

pewfellow noun: someone who occupies the same pew as another.

Noun

pewfellow (plural pewfellows)

  1. Someone who occupies the same pew as another.
  2. (obsolete) An intimate associate; a companion.
    • […] makes her pew-fellow with others' moan!c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of pewfellow

pluralpewfellows

Origin of pewfellow

From pew + fellow.

Questions about pewfellow

What does pewfellow mean?
Pewfellow means someone who occupies the same pew as another.
What part of speech is pewfellow?
Pewfellow is a noun.
What is the plural of pewfellow?
The plural of pewfellow is pewfellows.

Words near pewfellow in the dictionary

  1. pewed
  2. pewee
  3. pewees
  4. pewet
  5. pewets
  6. pewfellow
  7. pewfellows
  8. pewful
  9. pewfuls
  10. pewholder
  11. pewholders

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