"full screw" meaning in All languages combined

See full screw on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: full screws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} full screw (plural full screws)
  1. (UK, military slang) A corporal. Tags: UK, slang

Inflected forms

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