"churchdoor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: churchdoors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} churchdoor (plural churchdoors)
  1. Alternative form of church door Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: church door
    Sense id: en-churchdoor-en-noun-uJhDYaUD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1879, Courtney Stanhope Kenny, The history of the law of England as to the effects of marriage on property, page 48",
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