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Wormwood Scrubs

Wormwood Scrubs proper noun: an open space in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2281).

wormwood scrubs: an open space in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2281)
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Proper noun

Wormwood Scrubs

  1. An open space in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2281).
    • Of course, not all the Railway Members were men of such talent. One member was "chiefly eminent as a whist player," and another was known for his duel with a fellow M.P. fought at Wormwood Scrubs in 1840.1960 March, N. Caplan, “The Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 209
  2. A prison (HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs) on the south side of the open space.

Questions about Wormwood Scrubs

What does Wormwood Scrubs mean?
Wormwood Scrubs means an open space in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2281).
What part of speech is Wormwood Scrubs?
Wormwood Scrubs is a proper noun.

Words near Wormwood Scrubs in the dictionary

  1. Wormuths
  2. wormweed
  3. wormwheel
  4. wormwheels
  5. wormwood
  6. Wormwood Scrubs
  7. wormwoods
  8. wormworld
  9. wormworlds
  10. wormy
  11. worn

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