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scalpeen

scalpeen noun: an improvised shelter made by laying branches over a ditch or similar.

Noun

scalpeen (plural scalpeens)

  1. (Ireland, historical) An improvised shelter made by laying branches over a ditch or similar.

Forms of scalpeen

pluralscalpeens

Questions about scalpeen

What does scalpeen mean?
Scalpeen means an improvised shelter made by laying branches over a ditch or similar.
What part of speech is scalpeen?
Scalpeen is a noun.
What is the plural of scalpeen?
The plural of scalpeen is scalpeens.

Words near scalpeen in the dictionary

  1. scalp-ear-nipple syndrome
  2. scalpal
  3. scalpe
  4. scalped
  5. scalpee
  6. scalpeen
  7. scalpeens
  8. scalpees
  9. scalpel
  10. scalpeliform
  11. scalpella

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