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Shinkin-ap-Morgan

Shinkin-ap-Morgan noun: a nickname for a Welshman.

Noun

Shinkin-ap-Morgan

  1. (obsolete) A nickname for a Welshman.
    • With Shinkin-ap-Morgan, with Blue-cap, or Teague, / We into no Covenant enter, nor League.c. 1660–1663, “A Begger I'll Be”, in Farmer, John Stephen, editor, Musa Pedestris, published 1896, page 29

Forms of Shinkin-ap-Morgan

alternative formShinkin
alternative formShinkin ap Powel
alternative formShon Ap Morgan
alternative formShone ap Shinkin
alternative formShonny ap Morgan

Origin of Shinkin-ap-Morgan

A stereotypical Welsh name. From Jenkins ap (“son of”) Morgan. Compare English Taffy.

Questions about Shinkin-ap-Morgan

What does Shinkin-ap-Morgan mean?
Shinkin-ap-Morgan means a nickname for a Welshman.
What part of speech is Shinkin-ap-Morgan?
Shinkin-ap-Morgan is a noun.

Words near Shinkin-ap-Morgan in the dictionary

  1. Shinkali
  2. shinkansen
  3. shinkansens
  4. shinked
  5. shinkeishitsu
  6. Shinkin-ap-Morgan
  7. shinking
  8. Shinkle
  9. Shinkles
  10. shinks
  11. shinleaf

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