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whiskerage

whiskerage noun: whiskers.

Noun

whiskerage (uncountable)

  1. Whiskers.
    • Terrific Drawcansir figures, of enormous whiskerage, unlimited command of gunpowder; […]1869, Thomas Carlyle, Friedrich till his accession, page 5
    • The first thing needful is to look the facts squarely in the face; and this is singularly appropriate in the discussion of whiskerage.1907, Harper's Weekly, volume 52, page 28

Origin of whiskerage

From whisker + -age.

Questions about whiskerage

What does whiskerage mean?
Whiskerage means whiskers.
What part of speech is whiskerage?
Whiskerage is a noun.

Words near whiskerage in the dictionary

  1. whisker
  2. whisker biscuit
  3. whisker biscuits
  4. whisker pole
  5. whisker poles
  6. whiskerage
  7. whiskerandoed
  8. whiskered
  9. whiskered tern
  10. whiskered terns
  11. whiskeredness

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