"apple-squire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: apple-squires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} apple-squire (plural apple-squires)
  1. (obsolete) A male servant of a prostitute. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-apple-squire-en-noun-K29gT1px Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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