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pieces of goods

pieces of goods is the plural of piece of goods.

Meaning of piece of goods

Noun

piece of goods (plural pieces of goods)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A person, especially one with undesirable flaws or other notable characteristics.
    • 'Well, upon my word,' exclaimed the father, taking the pipe from his mouth, and staring aghast at his daughter in a stupor of indignant surprise, 'you're a pretty article; you're a nice piece of goods for a man to bring up and waste his substance upon […]1871, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Fenton's Quest
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piece, of, goods.
    • Usually a silk salesman, a man is accustomed to take his piece of goods and handle them, and roll them out and show them to his customers, […]1889, N.Y. Supreme Court General Term, page 34

Questions about pieces of goods

What is pieces of goods the plural of?
Pieces of goods is the plural of piece of goods.

Words near pieces of goods in the dictionary

  1. pieces of crap
  2. pieces of crumpet
  3. pieces of eight
  4. pieces of furniture
  5. pieces of garbage
  6. pieces of goods
  7. pieces of homework
  8. pieces of junk
  9. pieces of meat
  10. pieces of paper
  11. pieces of piss

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