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tall pawn

tall pawn noun: a bad bishop.

Noun

tall pawn (plural tall pawns)

  1. A bad bishop.

Forms of tall pawn

pluraltall pawns

Origin of tall pawn

Humorous construction that alludes to both the larger height of a bishop compared to a pawn, and the worthlessness of such a bishop blocked by its own pawns.

Questions about tall pawn

What does tall pawn mean?
Tall pawn means a bad bishop.
What part of speech is tall pawn?
Tall pawn is a noun.
What is the plural of tall pawn?
The plural of tall pawn is tall pawns.

Words near tall pawn in the dictionary

  1. tall oils
  2. tall one
  3. tall ones
  4. tall order
  5. tall orders
  6. tall pawn
  7. tall pawns
  8. tall pocosin
  9. tall pocosins
  10. tall poppies
  11. tall poppy

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