"fish wrapper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fish wrappers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fish wrapper (plural fish wrappers)
  1. Synonym of fish wrap. Synonyms: fish wrap [synonym, synonym-of], fish-wrapper, fishwrapper
    Sense id: en-fish_wrapper-en-noun-AZMqkL-0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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