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drygulched

drygulched is the simple past and past participle of drygulch.

Meaning of drygulch

Verb

drygulch (third-person singular simple present drygulches, present participle drygulching, simple past and past participle drygulched)

  1. (US, slang) To murder; to attack, assault, especially in an ambush.
    • ‘Then one of them got into the car and dry-gulched me.’1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, page 77

Questions about drygulched

What is drygulched the simple past and past participle of?
Drygulched is the simple past and past participle of drygulch.

Words near drygulched in the dictionary

  1. dryfoot
  2. drygoods
  3. drygoodsman
  4. drygoodsmen
  5. drygulch
  6. drygulched
  7. drygulcher
  8. drygulchers
  9. drygulches
  10. drygulching
  11. dryhanded

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