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Pig and Tinderbox

Pig and Tinderbox proper noun: the Elephant and Castle.

Proper noun

the Pig and Tinderbox

  1. (UK, humorous, obsolete, slang) The Elephant and Castle.

Forms of Pig and Tinderbox

alternative formPig and Tinder-box

Questions about Pig and Tinderbox

What does Pig and Tinderbox mean?
Pig and Tinderbox means the Elephant and Castle.
What part of speech is Pig and Tinderbox?
Pig and Tinderbox is a proper noun.

Words near Pig and Tinderbox in the dictionary

  1. pifithrins
  2. piflufolastat
  3. PIFS
  4. pig
  5. Pig and Potato War
  6. Pig and Tinderbox
  7. pig ark
  8. pig arks
  9. pig bank
  10. pig banks
  11. pig bed

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