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go to Cain's

go to Cain's verb: to close a show.

Verb

go to Cain's (third-person singular simple present goes to Cain's, present participle going to Cain's, simple past went to Cain's, past participle gone to Cain's)

  1. (US, dated, slang) To close a show.
    • […] Norma Terris (who, so far as we had known, was born in Show Boat and went to Cain's with it) […]1934, Stage, volume 11, numbers 7-12, page 7

Forms of go to Cain's

third-person singular presentgoes to Cain's
present participlegoing to Cain's
pastwent to Cain's
past participlegone to Cain's

Origin of go to Cain's

From the name of a company in New York City (Cain's Transfer Co.) that rented out props and costumes.

Questions about go to Cain's

What does go to Cain's mean?
Go to Cain's means to close a show.
What part of speech is go to Cain's?
Go to Cain's is a verb.
What is the past tense of go to Cain's?
The past tense of go to Cain's is went to Cain's.

Words near go to Cain's in the dictionary

  1. go to bed
  2. go to bed with
  3. go to bed with the chickens
  4. go to bed with the sun
  5. go to blazes
  6. go to Cain's
  7. go to Canossa
  8. go to earth
  9. go to extraordinary lengths
  10. go to grass
  11. go to great lengths

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