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shamboos

shamboos is the plural of shamboo.

Meaning of shamboo

Noun

shamboo (countable and uncountable, plural shamboos)

  1. Artificial bamboo.
    • Locklear was glad of her absence; it gave him time to finish a laminated shamboo handle for his blade, bound with thread, and to collect the thickest poles of shamboo he could find. The blade was sharp enough to trim the poles quickly, and tough enough to hold an edge.1990 April 1, Dean Ing, chapter 3, in Cathouse, Baen Books, →ISBN, page 60

Questions about shamboos

What is shamboos the plural of?
Shamboos is the plural of shamboo.

Words near shamboos in the dictionary

  1. shambolic
  2. shambolical
  3. shambolically
  4. shambolism
  5. shamboo
  6. shamboos
  7. Shambos
  8. shambrough
  9. shambroughs
  10. shambuk
  11. shambuks

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