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thrawls

thrawls is the plural of thrawl.

Meaning of thrawl

Noun

thrawl (plural thrawls)

  1. (dated) A stone slab or shelf used to keep food cool in a larder or pantry, in the days before refrigeration was domestically available.
    • He placed the side of beef on the thrawl.

Questions about thrawls

What is thrawls the plural of?
Thrawls is the plural of thrawl.

Words near thrawls in the dictionary

  1. thraves
  2. thraving
  3. thrawcrook
  4. thrawcrooks
  5. thrawl
  6. thrawls
  7. thrawnly
  8. Thrax
  9. Thrayodashi
  10. thre
  11. thre-

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