dishlicker

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noun

A greyhound.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

noundishlicker (plural dishlickers)

plural dishlickers

  1. AustraliaslangA greyhound.

Origin

From dish + licker, since dogs lick their food bowls.

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APA

dishlicker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishlicker

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“dishlicker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishlicker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dishlicker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishlicker.

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