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greases one's gills

greases one's gills is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is greases one's gills the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Greases one's gills is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grease one's gills.

Words near greases one's gills in the dictionary

  1. greaseproofs
  2. greaser
  3. greasers
  4. greases
  5. greases it on
  6. greases one's gills
  7. greases someone's palm
  8. greases the skids
  9. greases the wheels
  10. greases up
  11. greasest

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