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wishtonwishes

wishtonwishes is the plural of wishtonwish.

Meaning of wishtonwish

Noun

wishtonwish (plural wishtonwishes)

  1. (US, obsolete, except perhaps in dialects) The prairie dog.
    • On the twenty fourth of October, while on a short excursion from this place, Lt. Pike and Dr. Robertson, (a gentleman who accompanied the expedition,) killed some prairie squirrels, or wishtonwishes, and nine rattle snakes, […]1812 April, “Pike's Expedition”, in The General Repository and Review, volume 1, page 398

Questions about wishtonwishes

What is wishtonwishes the plural of?
Wishtonwishes is the plural of wishtonwish.

Words near wishtonwishes in the dictionary

  1. wisht
  2. wisht as a winnard
  3. wishter
  4. wishtest
  5. wishtonwish
  6. wishtonwishes
  7. Wishverse
  8. wishy-washier
  9. wishy-washiest
  10. wishy-washily
  11. wishy-washiness

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