"threeway" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-threeway.wav Forms: threeways [plural]
Etymology: From three + way. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|three|way}} three + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} threeway (plural threeways)
  1. (sex) Alternative spelling of three-way (“sexual act involving three people”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: three-way (extra: sexual act involving three people) Derived forms: devil's threeway
    Sense id: en-threeway-en-noun-bS4hICr2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sex, Three Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality

Inflected forms

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