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St. Hugh's bones

St. Hugh's bones noun: a shoemaker's tools.

Noun

St. Hugh's bones pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete, plural, plural-only, slang) A shoemaker's tools.
  2. (obsolete, plural, plural-only, slang) Dice.

Questions about St. Hugh's bones

What does St. Hugh's bones mean?
St. Hugh's bones means a shoemaker's tools.
What part of speech is St. Hugh's bones?
St. Hugh's bones is a noun.

Words near St. Hugh's bones in the dictionary

  1. St. Helena
  2. St. Helena Parish
  3. St. Helens
  4. St. Hubert's disease
  5. St. Hubert's Key
  6. St. Hugh's bones
  7. St. Ignace
  8. St. Jacques
  9. St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
  10. St. Jacqueses
  11. St. James

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