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pocket battleship

noun

Definition of POCKET BATTLESHIP

:  a small German battleship built so as to come within treaty limitations of tonnage and armament
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First Known Use of POCKET BATTLESHIP

1930

Rhymes with POCKET BATTLESHIP

alligator clip, ambassadorship, associateship, bipartisanship, entrepreneurship, free alongside ship, librarianship, nonpartisanship, proprietorship, secretaryship, solicitorship

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