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twoer

twoer noun: a glass marble in children's games, slightly larger and more valuable than a oner.

Noun

twoer (plural twoers)

  1. A glass marble in children's games, slightly larger and more valuable than a oner.
    • As the word implies the glarneys were glass marbles, but no ball out of an old mineral-water bottle was ever dignified by receiving the name, though such balls were not despised possessions, and had the rank of twoers.1953, Julian Franklyn, The Cockney: a survey of London life and language
  2. (UK) A conker that has won two matches.

Forms of twoer

pluraltwoers

Origin of twoer

From two + -er.

Questions about twoer

What does twoer mean?
Twoer means a glass marble in children's games, slightly larger and more valuable than a oner.
What part of speech is twoer?
Twoer is a noun.
What is the plural of twoer?
The plural of twoer is twoers.

Words near twoer in the dictionary

  1. twoddle
  2. twodecker
  3. twodeckers
  4. twodimensional
  5. twoed up
  6. twoer
  7. twoers
  8. twofer
  9. twofers
  10. twofie
  11. twofies

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