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varnishers

varnishers is the plural of varnisher.

Meaning of varnisher

Noun

varnisher (plural varnishers)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A coiner of counterfeit money.
    • U was an Uptucker, fly with the cord; / V was a Varnisher, dressed like a lord; […]1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, page 60

Questions about varnishers

What is varnishers the plural of?
Varnishers is the plural of varnisher.

Words near varnishers in the dictionary

  1. varnish-tree
  2. varnish-trees
  3. varnishable
  4. varnished
  5. varnisher
  6. varnishers
  7. varnishes
  8. varnishest
  9. varnisheth
  10. varnishing
  11. varnishing day

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