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smother mate

smother mate is the alternative form of smothered mate.

Meaning of smothered mate

Noun

smothered mate (plural smothered mates)

  1. A checkmate, delivered by a knight, in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (or smothered) by his own pieces.

Forms of smother mate

pluralsmother mates

Questions about smother mate

What is smother mate the alternative form of?
Smother mate is the alternative form of smothered mate.

Words near smother mate in the dictionary

  1. smote hip and thigh
  2. smotest
  3. smother
  4. smother crop
  5. smother crops
  6. smother mate
  7. smother mates
  8. smother'd
  9. smother-flies
  10. smother-fly
  11. smotherable

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