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cried carrots and turnips

cried carrots and turnips is the simple past and past participle of cry carrots and turnips.

Meaning of cry carrots and turnips

Verb

cry carrots and turnips (third-person singular simple present cries carrots and turnips, present participle crying carrots and turnips, simple past and past participle cried carrots and turnips)

  1. (obsolete, slang) To be taken through the streets on a cart while being whipped, as a punishment for certain crimes.
    • I had a mighty queer adventure in communion with that foul toad, Titus Oates, whom I afterwards rejoiced to see crying carrots and turnips, with all London looking on.1895, H. B. Marriott Watson, “Of a Meeting at Fulham”, in The Chap-Book: Semi-Monthly, Chicago, I.L.: Stone & Kimball, page 483

Questions about cried carrots and turnips

What is cried carrots and turnips the simple past and past participle of?
Cried carrots and turnips is the simple past and past participle of cry carrots and turnips.

Words near cried carrots and turnips in the dictionary

  1. cried aim
  2. cried all the way to the bank
  3. cried beef
  4. cried blue murder
  5. cried buckets
  6. cried carrots and turnips
  7. cried craven
  8. cried cupboard
  9. cried down
  10. cried foul
  11. cried from the housetop

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