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weaker vessels

weaker vessels is the plural of weaker vessel.

Meaning of weaker vessel

Noun

weaker vessel (plural weaker vessels)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, offensive) A woman; women collectively.
    • Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Peter 3:7

Questions about weaker vessels

What is weaker vessels the plural of?
Weaker vessels is the plural of weaker vessel.

Words near weaker vessels in the dictionary

  1. weakens up
  2. weaker
  3. weaker in the knees
  4. weaker sex
  5. weaker vessel
  6. weaker vessels
  7. weakest
  8. weakest in the knees
  9. weakest link
  10. weakest links
  11. weakfish

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