printer's devilry
printer's devilry · printer's devilries · printers' devilries
A type of crossword puzzle where solvers have to identify the string of letters,…A type of crossword puzzle where solvers have to identify the string of letters, spelling out a word, that has been removed from a sentence.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A type of crossword puzzle where solvers have to identify the string of letters, spelling out a word, that has been removed from a sentence.
(countable, uncountable)A typographical error.
Origin
Formed by printer's devil + -ry or blend of printer's devil + devilry. As a crosswording tFormed by printer's devil + -ry or blend of printer's devil + devilry. As a crosswording term, coined by British crossword setter Alistair Ferguson Ritchie (Afrit).
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Forms
plural: printer's devilries / printers' devilries| Singular | printer's devilry |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable