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apron string

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  1. 1. The string of an apron. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist Source: wordnet
  3. 3. 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. Source: webster
  4. 4. The string of an apron. To be tied to a wife's or mother'sapron strings, to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother.He was so made that he could not submit to be tied to the apronstrings even of the best of wives. Macaulay. Source: adambom

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