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Apron string
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What's The Definition Of Apron string?
[n] cord used to tie an apron at the waist
Synonyms | Synonyms for Apron string: apron strings Related Terms | Find terms related to Apron string: Apron string In Webster's Dictionary \A"pron string`\
The string of an apron.
{To be tied to a} {wife's or mother's} {apron strings}, to be
unduly controlled by a wife or mother.
He was so made that he could not submit to be tied
to the apron strings even of the best of wives.
--Macaulay.
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