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blowing the grampus

blowing the grampus is the present participle and gerund 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 blowing the grampus

What is blowing the grampus the present participle and gerund of?
Blowing the grampus is the present participle and gerund of blow the grampus.

Words near blowing the grampus in the dictionary

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

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