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blew the grampus

blew the grampus is the simple past of blow the grampus.

Meaning of blow the grampus

Verb

blow the grampus (third-person singular simple present blows the grampus, present participle blowing the grampus, simple past blew the grampus, past participle blown the grampus)

  1. (obsolete, slang) To throw water on a sleeping person, generally as a practical joke.
    • There was the goggle-eyed daughter a blowing the Grampus with the platter-faced planter, whenever he caulked [slept] upon deck; […]1829, William Nugent Glascock, Sailors and Saints: Or Matrimonial Manœvres, page 179

Questions about blew the grampus

What is blew the grampus the simple past of?
Blew the grampus is the simple past of blow the grampus.

Words near blew the grampus in the dictionary

  1. blew sunshine up someone's skirt
  2. blew the coals
  3. blew the cobwebs away
  4. blew the doors off
  5. blew the gaff
  6. blew the grampus
  7. blew the lid off
  8. blew the roof off
  9. blew the whistle
  10. blew this pop stand
  11. blew this popsicle stand

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