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thirty-thirties

thirty-thirties is the plural of thirty-thirty.

Meaning of thirty-thirty

Noun

thirty-thirty (plural thirty-thirties)

  1. A thirty calibre firearm designed for cartridges that originally held thirty grains of smokeless powder.
    • "What do you know about thirty-thirties?" "Huh, I know lots. My other pop was tellin' me you could git a man with a thirty a whole heap farther than you could with any ole forty-four or them guns. I shot heaps of rabbits with his."1919, Hennry Herbert Knibbs, The Ridin' Kid from Powder River, page 16

Questions about thirty-thirties

What is thirty-thirties the plural of?
Thirty-thirties is the plural of thirty-thirty.

Words near thirty-thirties in the dictionary

  1. thirty-sixths
  2. thirty-something
  3. thirty-somethings
  4. thirty-third
  5. thirty-thirds
  6. thirty-thirties
  7. thirty-thirty
  8. thirty-thousand-foot view
  9. thirty-three
  10. thirty-threes
  11. thirty-two

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