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bled the monkey

bled the monkey is the simple past and past participle of bleed the monkey.

Meaning of bleed the monkey

Verb

bleed the monkey (third-person singular simple present bleeds the monkey, present participle bleeding the monkey, simple past and past participle bled the monkey)

  1. (slang) Synonym of suck the monkey (“to surreptitiously drink alcohol from a cask through an inserted tube”).
    • He invented the 'monkey fist' — a knot which gives weight to a heaving line; the union plate he called a 'monkey face' and, in times of merrymaking, he frequently 'bled the monkey' to get his grog.1969, Lookout: Annual report issue, volumes 60-62
    Synonyms:
    suck the monkey

Questions about bled the monkey

What is bled the monkey the simple past and past participle of?
Bled the monkey is the simple past and past participle of bleed the monkey.

Words near bled the monkey in the dictionary

  1. bled dry
  2. bled for
  3. bled like a pig
  4. bled out
  5. bled red ink
  6. bled the monkey
  7. bled white
  8. bleddest
  9. bleddy
  10. Bleddyn
  11. Bledlow

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