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Sam Spades

Sam Spades is the plural of Sam Spade.

Meaning of Sam Spade

Noun

Sam Spade (plural Sam Spades)

  1. (informal) A private detective.
    • Congratulations on the detective work — a real Sam Spade job.1970, Edmund Fuller, Flight, page 98

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Questions about Sam Spades

What is Sam Spades the plural of?
Sam Spades is the plural of Sam Spade.

Words near Sam Spades in the dictionary

  1. Sam Hell
  2. Sam Hill
  3. Sam Sawet
  4. Sam Scratch
  5. Sam Spade
  6. Sam Spades
  7. sam taegeuk
  8. Sam-ang
  9. Sam-Cam
  10. Sam.
  11. sama

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