"incher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inchers [plural]
Etymology: From inch + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|inch|-er|id2=measurement}} inch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} incher (plural inchers)
  1. (in combination with a number) An object having a dimension of so many inches. Tags: in-compounds

Inflected forms

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