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blows the grampus

blows the grampus is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 blows the grampus

What is blows the grampus the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Blows the grampus is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blow the grampus.

Words near blows the grampus in the dictionary

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

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