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unboiled lobster

unboiled lobster noun: a police officer.

Noun

unboiled lobster (plural unboiled lobsters)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A police officer.
    • Unfortunately, the police have got your address. I didn't tell the unboiled lobster that, though born in England, your mother was a French woman — a Saint Aubin.1864, William Russell, Autobiography of a London Detective, page 52
    Synonyms:
    raw lobster

Synonyms of unboiled lobster

Forms of unboiled lobster

pluralunboiled lobsters

Origin of unboiled lobster

From the red coats they used to wear.

Questions about unboiled lobster

What does unboiled lobster mean?
Unboiled lobster means a police officer.
What part of speech is unboiled lobster?
Unboiled lobster is a noun.
What is the plural of unboiled lobster?
The plural of unboiled lobster is unboiled lobsters.

Words near unboiled lobster in the dictionary

  1. unboggy
  2. unbogs
  3. unbohemian
  4. unboil
  5. unboiled
  6. unboiled lobster
  7. unboiled lobsters
  8. unboiling
  9. unboils
  10. unboisterous
  11. unbold

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