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greased one's gills

greased one's gills is the simple past and past participle of grease one's gills.

Meaning of grease one's gills

Verb

grease one's gills (third-person singular simple present greases one's gills, present participle greasing one's gills, simple past and past participle greased one's gills)

  1. (slang) To eat a hearty meal.
    • He'll give a guinea at the least,
      To grease his gills at city feast:
      But tho' to belly he's so kind,
      Yet not one souse to treat his mind.1763, Robert Lloyd, The St. James's Magazine, volume 2, page 188

Questions about greased one's gills

What is greased one's gills the simple past and past participle of?
Greased one's gills is the simple past and past participle of grease one's gills.

Words near greased one's gills in the dictionary

  1. greased
  2. greased it on
  3. greased landing
  4. greased landings
  5. greased lightning
  6. greased one's gills
  7. greased someone's palm
  8. greased the skids
  9. greased the wheels
  10. greased up
  11. greasegrass

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