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had someone's blood

had someone's blood is the simple past and past participle of have someone's blood.

Meaning of have someone's blood

Verb

have someone's blood (third-person singular simple present has someone's blood, present participle having someone's blood, simple past and past participle had someone's blood)

  1. To obtain satisfaction for a wrong by committing violence against someone.
    • Fitzpatrick, now perceiving […] that he had made a very unfortunate mistake, began to ask many pardons of the lady; and then, turning to Jones, he said, “I would have you take notice I do not ask your pardon, for you have bate me; for which I am resolved to have your blood in the morning.”1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC

Questions about had someone's blood

What is had someone's blood the simple past and past participle of?
Had someone's blood is the simple past and past participle of have someone's blood.

Words near had someone's blood in the dictionary

  1. had someone by the short hairs
  2. had someone on toast
  3. had someone there
  4. had someone to rights
  5. had someone's back
  6. had someone's blood
  7. had someone's blood on one's head
  8. had someone's ear
  9. had someone's guts for garters
  10. had someone's head
  11. had someone's hide

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