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widow's man

widow's man noun: a fictitious person in the navy, whose pay and allowances went into a fund for widows' pensions.

Noun

widow's man

  1. (historical) A fictitious person in the navy, whose pay and allowances went into a fund for widows' pensions.

Questions about widow's man

What does widow's man mean?
Widow's man means a fictitious person in the navy, whose pay and allowances went into a fund for widows' pensions.
What part of speech is widow's man?
Widow's man is a noun.

Words near widow's man in the dictionary

  1. widow's cruise
  2. widow's cruises
  3. widow's cruse
  4. widow's cruses
  5. widow's lawn
  6. widow's man
  7. widow's mite
  8. widow's mites
  9. widow's peak
  10. widow's peaks
  11. widow's pennies

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