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locust years
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plural noun British.
years of economic hardship.
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βWasβ is used for the indicative past tense of βto be,β and βwereβ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of locust years
First recorded in 1948; coined by Winston Churchill (on the basis of the Bible verse Joel 2:25) to describe the years 1931β35 in Britain
Words nearby locust years
locus sigilli, locus standi, locust, locust bean, locust bird, locust years, locution, locutionary, locutionary act, locutorium, locutory
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