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spy-glass

spy-glass is the alternative form of spyglass.

Meaning of spyglass

Noun

spyglass (plural spyglasses)

  1. A small portable telescope.
  2. (regional, uncommon) A pair of binoculars.

Forms of spy-glass

pluralspy-glasses

Questions about spy-glass

What is spy-glass the alternative form of?
Spy-glass is the alternative form of spyglass.

Words near spy-glass in the dictionary

  1. spy rings
  2. spy satellite
  3. spy satellites
  4. Spy Wednesday
  5. spy-fi
  6. spy-glass
  7. spy-glasses
  8. spy-hop
  9. spy-hopped
  10. spy-hopping
  11. spy-hoppings

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