"molly-house" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: molly-houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} molly-house (plural molly-houses)
  1. Alternative form of molly house Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: molly house
    Sense id: en-molly-house-en-noun-guj72ESF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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