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buys the rabbit

buys the rabbit is the third-person singular simple present indicative of buy the rabbit.

Meaning of buy the rabbit

Verb

buy the rabbit (third-person singular simple present buys the rabbit, present participle buying the rabbit, simple past and past participle bought the rabbit)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) To get the worst of a bargain.
    • This is ruffian-like, by superiority of numbers to endeavor to make honest people buy the rabbit.1895, Horace White, Money and Banking, page 253

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What is buys the rabbit the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Buys the rabbit is the third-person singular simple present indicative of buy the rabbit.

Words near buys the rabbit in the dictionary

  1. buys some time
  2. buys straw hats in winter
  3. buys the big one
  4. buys the dip
  5. buys the dips
  6. buys the rabbit
  7. buys the rack
  8. buys the rumor
  9. buys time
  10. buys to let
  11. buys up

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