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PENANG-LAWYER

\pˈɛnaŋlˈɔ͡ɪə], \pˈɛnaŋlˈɔ‍ɪə], \p_ˈɛ_n_a_ŋ_l_ˈɔɪ_ə]\

Definitions of PENANG-LAWYER

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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pe-nang'-law'y[.e]r, n. a walking-stick made from the stem of a Penang palm. [Prob. a corr. of Penang liyar, the wild areca.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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