handbags

/ (ˈhændˌbæɡz) /

pl n

facetious an incident in which people, esp sportsmen, fight or threaten to fight, but without real intent to inflict harm (esp in the phrases handbags at dawn, handbags at twenty paces, etc)

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Words nearby handbags

Handan, hand and foot, hand ax, handba', handbag, handbags, handball, handbarrow, handbasket, hand bell, handbill

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Inspried by "Russian patriotism," Anna Chapman has recently debuted a collection of flowy print dresses and handbags.
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She introduced four styles of handbags when her company began, offering various combinations of color and leather.
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"These clients usually already own a lot of jewelry and handbags," he added.
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The suit, which was filed on Thursday, claims that e-mail blasts sent by Costco on April 16th claimed to sell Kors handbags.
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Sales of the handbags have increased 30 percent from last year, Woolstenhulme told Fashionista.
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It was the following evening he left on the bus with these two handbags.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
It is astonishing how unobservant people are about such things as umbrellas, sticks, and handbags.
The Shrieking Pit|Arthur J. Rees
Presently Thaneford himself appeared, carrying a couple of handbags; he threw the luggage in the cart, mounted, and drove away.
In Jeopardy|Van Tassel Sutphen
There he found the handbags and suitcases, umbrellas and other equipment.
Excuse Me!|Rupert Hughes
The rats were chased out of camp and their skins tanned and made into dainty purses and handbags.
Punch, Volume 156, January 22, 1919.|Various

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