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whistling shops

whistling shops is the plural of whistling shop.

Meaning of whistling shop

Noun

whistling shop (plural whistling shops)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A shebeen.

Questions about whistling shops

What is whistling shops the plural of?
Whistling shops is the plural of whistling shop.

Words near whistling shops in the dictionary

  1. whistling marmot
  2. whistling marmots
  3. whistling past
  4. whistling past the graveyard
  5. whistling shop
  6. whistling shops
  7. whistling swan
  8. whistling swans
  9. whistling up
  10. whistlingly
  11. whistlings

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