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belams

belams is the third-person singular simple present indicative of belam.

Meaning of belam

Verb

belam (third-person singular simple present belams, present participle belamming, simple past and past participle belammed)

  1. (UK, dated, dialectal, transitive) To beat or bang.
    • he unjoynted the spondyles or knuckles of the neck , disfigured their chaps , gashed their faces , made their cheeks hang flapping on their chin , and so swinged and belammed them , that they fell down before him1653, François Rabelais, “Pantagruel King of the Dipsodes”, in W. Heath Robinson, transl., The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, page 83

Questions about belams

What is belams the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Belams is the third-person singular simple present indicative of belam.

Words near belams in the dictionary

  1. belammed
  2. belamming
  3. belamour
  4. belamours
  5. belamped
  6. belams
  7. Beland
  8. belandre
  9. belandres
  10. Belands
  11. Belanger

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