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puss in a bag

puss in a bag noun: a pig in a poke.

Noun

puss in a bag

  1. (Jamaica) A pig in a poke.

Origin of puss in a bag

From puss + in + a + bag.

Questions about puss in a bag

What does puss in a bag mean?
Puss in a bag means a pig in a poke.
What part of speech is puss in a bag?
Puss in a bag is a noun.

Words near puss in a bag in the dictionary

  1. puso
  2. Pusok
  3. puss
  4. puss caterpillar
  5. puss caterpillars
  6. puss in a bag
  7. Puss in Boots
  8. puss in the corner
  9. puss moth
  10. puss moths
  11. puss out

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