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poor man's lobster

poor man's lobster noun: monkfish used as food.

Noun

poor man's lobster (uncountable)

  1. Monkfish used as food.

Questions about poor man's lobster

What does poor man's lobster mean?
Poor man's lobster means monkfish used as food.
What part of speech is poor man's lobster?
Poor man's lobster is a noun.

Words near poor man's lobster in the dictionary

  1. poor man's fridge
  2. poor man's ginseng
  3. poor man's goose
  4. poor man's latte
  5. poor man's lattes
  6. poor man's lobster
  7. poor man's manure
  8. poor man's mustard
  9. poor man's orchid
  10. poor man's pepper
  11. poor man's pizza

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