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thin as a barber's cat

thin as a barber's cat adjective: very thin.

Adjective

thin as a barber's cat (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very thin.

Questions about thin as a barber's cat

What does thin as a barber's cat mean?
Thin as a barber's cat means very thin.
What part of speech is thin as a barber's cat?
Thin as a barber's cat is an adjective.

Words near thin as a barber's cat in the dictionary

  1. Thimmesh
  2. Thimmeshes
  3. Thimphu
  4. thin
  5. thin air
  6. thin as a barber's cat
  7. thin as a rail
  8. thin as a rake
  9. thin as a wafer
  10. thin as a yard of pump water
  11. thin blue line

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