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going to Cain's

going to Cain's is the present participle and gerund of go to Cain's.

Meaning of go to Cain's

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

Questions about going to Cain's

What is going to Cain's the present participle and gerund of?
Going to Cain's is the present participle and gerund of go to Cain's.

Words near going to Cain's in the dictionary

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

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