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exchanges flesh

exchanges flesh is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exchange flesh.

Meaning of exchange flesh

Verb

exchange flesh (third-person singular simple present exchanges flesh, present participle exchanging flesh, simple past and past participle exchanged flesh)

  1. (archaic, euphemistic, idiomatic, rare) To engage in sexual intercourse.
    • […]it was thought ſhe was a Woman, and was turn'd into a cold fiſh, for ſhe wold not exchange fleſh with one that lou'd her: […]c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    copulate

Questions about exchanges flesh

What is exchanges flesh the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Exchanges flesh is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exchange flesh.

Words near exchanges flesh in the dictionary

  1. exchanger
  2. exchangers
  3. exchanges
  4. exchanges blows
  5. exchanges contracts
  6. exchanges flesh
  7. exchanges vows
  8. exchangest
  9. exchangeth
  10. exchanging
  11. exchanging blows

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