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twice-laid

twice-laid noun: a dish prepared from cold fish and potatoes.

Noun

twice-laid (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, slang) A dish prepared from cold fish and potatoes.
    • There should have been there a superb dish of twice-laid, only the rats had eaten up all the salt fish, and the Commodore and his friends had eaten up all the potatoes […]1837, The Athenaeum, page 741

twice-laid meaning in Tamil

twice-laid in Tamil

மீட்டிழைக்கப்பட்ட, பழைய இழைகளை, மீண்டும் இழைத்து உருவாக்கப்பட்ட

Questions about twice-laid

What does twice-laid mean?
Twice-laid means a dish prepared from cold fish and potatoes.
What is twice-laid in Tamil?
Twice-laid in Tamil is மீட்டிழைக்கப்பட்ட, பழைய இழைகளை, மீண்டும் இழைத்து உருவாக்கப்பட்ட. See Twice-laid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is twice-laid?
Twice-laid is a noun.

Words near twice-laid in the dictionary

  1. twice-baked breads
  2. twice-borrowed
  3. twice-exceptional
  4. twice-exceptionalities
  5. twice-exceptionality
  6. twice-laid
  7. twice-stabbed stink bug
  8. twice-told
  9. twice-weekly
  10. twice-yearly
  11. twiced

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