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saphies

saphies is the plural of saphie.

Meaning of saphie

Noun

saphie (plural saphies)

  1. A West African talisman or charm.
    • These saphies were the repositories of fetishes, charms against calamity: a pickled ring finger was considered proof against the bite of the puff adder […]1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 12

Questions about saphies

What is saphies the plural of?
Saphies is the plural of saphie.

Words near saphies in the dictionary

  1. saphenously
  2. sapher
  3. saphers
  4. saphic
  5. saphie
  6. saphies
  7. saphir
  8. saphire
  9. saphires
  10. saphirs
  11. saphism

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