"stick plaster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stick plasters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stick plaster (plural stick plasters)
  1. (UK) Alternative form of sticking plaster Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sticking plaster
    Sense id: en-stick_plaster-en-noun-Pw~Ty84Z Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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