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Scarborough warning

Scarborough warning noun: a warning given too late to be useful.

Noun

Scarborough warning (plural Scarborough warnings)

  1. A warning given too late to be useful.

Forms of Scarborough warning

pluralScarborough warnings

Origin of Scarborough warning

Fuller links the phrase to the events of 1557, when Thomas Stafford seized upon Scarborough Castle before the townsmen had the least notice of his approach.

Questions about Scarborough warning

What does Scarborough warning mean?
Scarborough warning means a warning given too late to be useful.
What part of speech is Scarborough warning?
Scarborough warning is a noun.
What is the plural of Scarborough warning?
The plural of Scarborough warning is Scarborough warnings.

Words near Scarborough warning in the dictionary

  1. Scarboros
  2. Scarborough
  3. Scarborough lilies
  4. Scarborough lily
  5. Scarborough Shoal
  6. Scarborough warning
  7. Scarborough warnings
  8. Scarboroughs
  9. Scarbro
  10. scarbroite
  11. Scarbros

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