"posy-sniffer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: posy-sniffers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} posy-sniffer (plural posy-sniffers)
  1. Alternative form of posy sniffer
    Effeminate man
    Sense id: en-posy-sniffer-en-noun-72PbrQ9f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Alternative form of posy sniffer
    Environmentalist
    Sense id: en-posy-sniffer-en-noun-l4IgOENb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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