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pitfalls and gins

pitfalls and gins is the plural of pitfall and gin.

Meaning of pitfall and gin

Noun

pitfall and gin (plural pitfalls and gins)

  1. (figuratively) An obstacle or impediment, or anything that might trick or ensnare someone.
    • "All I know of this old trail [...] is what you can see. I got it from the highroad. I was covering the kite who went in. Where it leads, and if it's beset with "pitfall and gin", I can't say."1930, Sax Rohmer, The Day the World Ended, published 1969, page xi. 103

Questions about pitfalls and gins

What is pitfalls and gins the plural of?
Pitfalls and gins is the plural of pitfall and gin.

Words near pitfalls and gins in the dictionary

  1. pitfall
  2. pitfall and gin
  3. pitfalled
  4. pitfalling
  5. pitfalls
  6. pitfalls and gins
  7. pitful
  8. pitfuls
  9. pith
  10. pith and substance
  11. pith and vinegar

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