What does peppercorny mean?
Peppercorny means Resembling or full of peppercorns..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Resembling or full of peppercorns..
Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High-street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a corn-chandler and seedsman should be.
If the clove-like sweetness of this dried berry seems familiar, that's because it's allspice—albeit more dusty and peppercorny than what you get in the States.
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Peppercorny means Resembling or full of peppercorns..
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Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High-street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a corn-chandler and seedsman should be.
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