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burn the water

burn the water verb: to spear salmon by torchlight.

Verb

burn the water (third-person singular simple present burns the water, present participle burning the water, simple past and past participle burnt the water or burned the water)

  1. (Scotland, historical) To spear salmon by torchlight.

Forms of burn the water

third-person singular presentburns the water
present participleburning the water
past participleburnt the water
pastburnt the water
past participleburned the water
pastburned the water

Questions about burn the water

What does burn the water mean?
Burn the water means to spear salmon by torchlight.
What part of speech is burn the water?
Burn the water is a verb.
What is the past tense of burn the water?
The past tense of burn the water is burnt the water.

Words near burn the water in the dictionary

  1. burn the candle at both ends
  2. burn the coal
  3. burn the coal, pay the toll
  4. burn the midnight oil
  5. burn the roof
  6. burn the water
  7. burn through
  8. burn time
  9. burn times
  10. burn to a crisp
  11. burn unit

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