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acknowledging the corn

acknowledging the corn is the present participle and gerund of acknowledge the corn.

Meaning of acknowledge the corn

Verb

acknowledge the corn (third-person singular simple present acknowledges the corn, present participle acknowledging the corn, simple past and past participle acknowledged the corn)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) To admit to the truth of the point at issue or to a mistake; to cop a plea; or perhaps to admit to a small error but not a larger one.
    • I hope he will give up the argument, or to use a familiar phrase acknowledge the corn.1846, Jesse Speight, address to the U.S. Senate

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What is acknowledging the corn the present participle and gerund of?
Acknowledging the corn is the present participle and gerund of acknowledge the corn.

Words near acknowledging the corn in the dictionary

  1. acknowledges
  2. acknowledges the corn
  3. acknowledgest
  4. acknowledgeth
  5. acknowledging
  6. acknowledging the corn
  7. acknowledgings
  8. acknowledgment
  9. acknowledgments
  10. acknowlege
  11. acknown

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