"old clothesman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: old clothesmen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|old clothesmen}} old clothesman (plural old clothesmen)
  1. Alternative form of old-clothesman Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: old-clothesman
    Sense id: en-old_clothesman-en-noun-uEuN-QNm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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