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six of the best

six of the best noun: six strokes with a cane, a traditional school punishment.

Noun

six of the best pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Six strokes with a cane, a traditional school punishment.

Questions about six of the best

What does six of the best mean?
Six of the best means six strokes with a cane, a traditional school punishment.
What part of speech is six of the best?
Six of the best is a noun.

Words near six of the best in the dictionary

  1. Six Nations
  2. Six Nations of the Grand River
  3. six o'clock
  4. six o'clock swill
  5. six of one, half a dozen of the other
  6. six of the best
  7. six pack
  8. six packs
  9. six penny nail
  10. six penny nails
  11. six perfections

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