Grandaddy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of granddaddy. alt-of, alternative

    "Shrewsbury, which is home to the grandaddy of all railway signal boxes - Severn Bridge Junction, which I admire as my train swings on to the Hereford line."

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grandfatherpa

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"Shrewsbury, which is home to the grandaddy of all railway signal boxes - Severn Bridge Junction, which I admire as my train swings on to the Hereford line."

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