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wiskinkies

wiskinkies is the plural of wiskinkie.

Meaning of wiskinkie

Noun

wiskinkie (plural wiskinkies)

  1. (US, historical) A doorkeeper in the Tammany Hall political organization.
    • The other officers of the society are a Secretary, Treasurer, Sagamore, and Wiskinkie. The duty of the Sagamore is to take care of the property of the society; that of the Wiskinkie, to act as doorkeeper.1867, Society of Tammany (New York), Proceedings of the Tammany Society, or Columbia Order... (page 139)

Questions about wiskinkies

What is wiskinkies the plural of?
Wiskinkies is the plural of wiskinkie.

Words near wiskinkies in the dictionary

  1. wisker
  2. wiskers
  3. wisket
  4. wiskets
  5. wiskinkie
  6. wiskinkies
  7. wiskostatin
  8. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
  9. Wisler
  10. Wislers
  11. wisly

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