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angle for farthings

angle for farthings verb: to beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.

Verb

angle for farthings (third-person singular simple present angles for farthings, present participle angling for farthings, simple past and past participle angled for farthings)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.

Forms of angle for farthings

third-person singular presentangles for farthings
present participleangling for farthings
past participleangled for farthings
pastangled for farthings

Questions about angle for farthings

What does angle for farthings mean?
Angle for farthings means to beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.
What part of speech is angle for farthings?
Angle for farthings is a verb.
What is the past tense of angle for farthings?
The past tense of angle for farthings is angled for farthings.

Words near angle for farthings in the dictionary

  1. angle brace
  2. angle braces
  3. angle bracket
  4. angle brackets
  5. angle for
  6. angle for farthings
  7. angle grinder
  8. angle grinders
  9. angle harp
  10. angle harps
  11. angle iron

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