"jill-of-all-trades" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jills-of-all-trades [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|jills-of-all-trades}} jill-of-all-trades (plural jills-of-all-trades)
  1. Alternative form of jill of all trades Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: jill of all trades
    Sense id: en-jill-of-all-trades-en-noun-g8Zbrmjw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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