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piping times

piping times noun: a pleasant era.

Noun

piping times pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, plural, plural-only) A pleasant era.
    • One of the current melodrama uses on the hoardings a four-sheet poster showing the picture of a motherly old woman with a baby in her arms. She is saying: "Well, I guess the country will be saved without me for awhile. I'll look after baby." That's about the attitude of the nursers of business in...1900, Fame, page 472

Questions about piping times

What does piping times mean?
Piping times means a pleasant era.
What part of speech is piping times?
Piping times is a noun.

Words near piping times in the dictionary

  1. piping plovers
  2. piping shrike
  3. piping shrikes
  4. piping the eye
  5. piping the side
  6. piping times
  7. piping times of peace
  8. piping up
  9. pipingly
  10. pipings
  11. pipipi

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