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eaten the bread of idleness

eaten the bread of idleness is the past participle of eat the bread of idleness.

Meaning of eat the bread of idleness

Verb

eat the bread of idleness (third-person singular simple present eats the bread of idleness, present participle eating the bread of idleness, simple past ate the bread of idleness, past participle eaten the bread of idleness)

  1. (archaic, obsolete) To eat or consume food that one has not worked for or personally earned.

Questions about eaten the bread of idleness

What is eaten the bread of idleness the past participle of?
Eaten the bread of idleness is the past participle of eat the bread of idleness.

Words near eaten the bread of idleness in the dictionary

  1. eaten someone's dust
  2. eaten someone's lunch
  3. eaten something up
  4. eaten something up with a spoon
  5. eaten the baby
  6. eaten the bread of idleness
  7. eaten the leek
  8. eaten the mic
  9. eaten the onion
  10. eaten the seed corn
  11. eaten twat

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