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grubstaking

grubstaking is the present participle and gerund 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 grubstaking

What is grubstaking the present participle and gerund of?
Grubstaking is the present participle and gerund of grubstake.

Words near grubstaking in the dictionary

  1. grubstake
  2. grubstaked
  3. grubstaker
  4. grubstakers
  5. grubstakes
  6. grubstaking
  7. Grubstreet
  8. grubwork
  9. grubworm
  10. grubworms
  11. Gruby

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