collection plate

noun

plate¹(def 7).

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Nearby words

collectible, collecting tubule, collection, collection agency, collection box, collection plate, collective, collective agreement, collective bargaining, collective behavior, collective farm

Origin of collection plate

First recorded in 1875–80

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