"whistling shop" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: whistling shops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whistling shop (plural whistling shops)
  1. (slang, obsolete) A shebeen. Tags: obsolete, slang Related terms: whistler
    Sense id: en-whistling_shop-en-noun-jRZJvFHG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for whistling shop meaning in All languages combined (0.7kB)

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