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yan-a-bumfit

yan-a-bumfit numeral: sixteen in Cumbrian sheep counting.

Numeral

yan-a-bumfit

  1. (Cumbria) Sixteen in Cumbrian sheep counting.

Origin of yan-a-bumfit

From Brythonic numerals. Literally yan a (and) bumfit.

Questions about yan-a-bumfit

What does yan-a-bumfit mean?
Yan-a-bumfit means sixteen in Cumbrian sheep counting.
What part of speech is yan-a-bumfit?
Yan-a-bumfit is a numeral.

Words near yan-a-bumfit in the dictionary

  1. yamuns
  2. yan
  3. yan dao
  4. Yan Yean
  5. Yan'an
  6. yan-a-bumfit
  7. yan-a-dick
  8. yana
  9. Yanac
  10. yanacona
  11. yanaconas

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