"town mail" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: town mails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} town mail (plural town mails)
  1. (Shetland) A piece of green pasturage attached to a house. Tags: Shetland
    Sense id: en-town_mail-en-noun-hm3yIGgH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Shetland English

Inflected forms

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