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delopes

delopes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of delope.

Meaning of delope

Verb

delope (third-person singular simple present delopes, present participle deloping, simple past and past participle deloped)

  1. (Ireland, UK, obsolete) To fire a gun into the air in order to end a duel.
    • The old man raised his arm as though it had been palsied, and fired, of course without effect. The other principal immediately deloped, much to the satisfaction of my friend and all present.1868, Andrew Steinmetz, The Romance of Duelling in All Times and Countries, volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, page 107

Questions about delopes

What is delopes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Delopes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of delope.

Words near delopes in the dictionary

  1. Delongs
  2. Delons
  3. Delonte
  4. delope
  5. deloped
  6. delopes
  7. deloping
  8. Deloraine
  9. Deloraine-Winchester
  10. delorazepam
  11. Delorbe

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