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deloping

deloping is the present participle and gerund 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 deloping

What is deloping the present participle and gerund of?
Deloping is the present participle and gerund of delope.

Words near deloping in the dictionary

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

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