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grubstaked

grubstaked is the simple past and past participle of grubstake.

Meaning of grubstake

Verb

grubstake (third-person singular simple present grubstakes, present participle grubstaking, simple past and past participle grubstaked)

  1. (transitive) To supply such funds to.
    • "Nobody grub-stakes me," was the answer. "I stake myself, and when I make a killing it's sure all mine. [...] "1910, Jack London, Burning Daylight, part 1 chapter 3

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Questions about grubstaked

What is grubstaked the simple past and past participle of?
Grubstaked is the simple past and past participle of grubstake.

Words near grubstaked in the dictionary

  1. grubs
  2. grubs along
  3. grubs out
  4. grubs up
  5. grubstake
  6. grubstaked
  7. grubstaker
  8. grubstakers
  9. grubstakes
  10. grubstaking
  11. Grubstreet

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