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peppercorn

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  1. peppercorn (noun)
  2. peppercorn rent (noun)

pep·per·corn

noun \-ˌkȯrn\

Definition of PEPPERCORN

: a dried berry of the black pepper
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First Known Use of PEPPERCORN

before 12th century

Rhymes with PEPPERCORN

alpenhorn, barleycorn, Capricorn, cyberporn, English horn, flügelhorn, foreign-born, Golden Horn, hunting horn, longicorn, Matterhorn, powder horn, saddle horn, unicorn, waterborne, waterworn, weatherworn

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