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drew the cloth

drew the cloth is the simple past of draw the cloth.

Meaning of draw the cloth

Verb

draw the cloth (third-person singular simple present draws the cloth, present participle drawing the cloth, simple past drew the cloth, past participle drawn the cloth)

  1. (archaic) To clear the table after a meal.
    • The silence of our meal was alone broken by the dull clattering of knives and forks, and the tinkling of the bell to summon the brisk waiter to bring wine and draw the cloth.1855, Susanna Moodie, Geoffrey Moncton, page 327

Questions about drew the cloth

What is drew the cloth the simple past of?
Drew the cloth is the simple past of draw the cloth.

Words near drew the cloth in the dictionary

  1. drew one's horns in
  2. drew one's last breath
  3. drew out
  4. drew rein
  5. drew stumps
  6. drew the cloth
  7. drew the line
  8. drew the long bow
  9. drew the short straw
  10. drew through
  11. drew to a close

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