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Uncommonpalmer
The correct spelling is palmer.
How to pronounce palmer
noun
IPA: /ˈpɑːmə/
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The correct spelling is palmer. A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.
- 2.Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.
- 3.A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.
- 4.A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.
- 5.One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.
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