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shuftiscope

shuftiscope noun: an invasive medical instrument used to test a patient for dysentery.

Noun

shuftiscope (plural shuftiscopes)

  1. (UK, dated, slang) An invasive medical instrument used to test a patient for dysentery.

Forms of shuftiscope

pluralshuftiscopes

Origin of shuftiscope

From shufti + -scope.

Questions about shuftiscope

What does shuftiscope mean?
Shuftiscope means an invasive medical instrument used to test a patient for dysentery.
What part of speech is shuftiscope?
Shuftiscope is a noun.
What is the plural of shuftiscope?
The plural of shuftiscope is shuftiscopes.

Words near shuftiscope in the dictionary

  1. shufti kite
  2. shufti kites
  3. shuftie
  4. shufties
  5. shuftis
  6. shuftiscope
  7. shuftiscopes
  8. shufty
  9. Shufu
  10. shug
  11. Shug Monkey

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