"Richard Snary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Richard Snaries [plural]
Etymology: A pun involving the name Dick (short for Richard) and the Early Modern English pronunciation of dictionary as /ˈdɪksnæːrɪ/, /ˈdɪksnɛːrɪ/ (see dixnary, dixery). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Richard Snary (plural Richard Snaries)
  1. (rhyming slang, humorous, archaic) A dictionary. Wikipedia link: Early Modern English Tags: archaic, humorous, slang Categories (topical): Dictionaries
    Sense id: en-Richard_Snary-en-noun-TnUrsfUv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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