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blown the grampus

blown the grampus is the past participle 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 blown the grampus

What is blown the grampus the past participle of?
Blown the grampus is the past participle of blow the grampus.

Words near blown the grampus in the dictionary

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

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