blow the grampus
blow the grampus verb: to throw water on a sleeping person, generally as a practical joke.
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)
- 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
- "[…] why then we must blow the grampus."
He then discharged the contents of the water-jug on her face and neck, and she opened her eyes, and would have screamed, had not the prompt Horatio clapped his hand over her mouth.1840, Edward Howard, Jack Ashore, page 127
Forms of blow the grampus
| third-person singular present | blows the grampus |
|---|---|
| present participle | blowing the grampus |
| past | blew the grampus |
| past participle | blown the grampus |
Questions about blow the grampus
- What does blow the grampus mean?
- Blow the grampus means to throw water on a sleeping person, generally as a practical joke.
- What part of speech is blow the grampus?
- Blow the grampus is a verb.
- What is the past tense of blow the grampus?
- The past tense of blow the grampus is blew the grampus.
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