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smoking bishop

smoking bishop noun: a kind of mulled wine served hot.

Noun

smoking bishop (uncountable)

  1. A kind of mulled wine served hot.
    • I'll raise your salary, and endeavour to assist your struggling family, and we will discuss your affairs this very afternoon, over a Christmas bowl of smoking bishop, Bob!1843, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Questions about smoking bishop

What does smoking bishop mean?
Smoking bishop means a kind of mulled wine served hot.
What part of speech is smoking bishop?
Smoking bishop is a noun.

Words near smoking bishop in the dictionary

  1. smokiness
  2. smoking
  3. smoking around
  4. smoking bean
  5. smoking beans
  6. smoking bishop
  7. smoking cap
  8. smoking caps
  9. smoking car
  10. smoking carriage
  11. smoking carriages

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