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hand strip

hand strip verb: to manually pluck the old coat of a dog; (for some breeds, such as terriers, clipping does not help a new coat grow in.).

Verb

hand strip (third-person singular simple present hand strips, present participle hand stripping, simple past and past participle hand stripped)

  1. To manually pluck the old coat of a dog; (for some breeds, such as terriers, clipping does not help a new coat grow in.)

Forms of hand strip

third-person singular presenthand strips
present participlehand stripping
past participlehand stripped
pasthand stripped

Questions about hand strip

What does hand strip mean?
Hand strip means to manually pluck the old coat of a dog; (for some breeds, such as terriers, clipping does not help a new coat grow in.).
What part of speech is hand strip?
Hand strip is a verb.
What is the past tense of hand strip?
The past tense of hand strip is hand stripped.

Words near hand strip in the dictionary

  1. hand someone their head on a plate
  2. hand someone their head on a platter
  3. hand spinner
  4. hand strap
  5. hand straps
  6. hand strip
  7. hand tennis
  8. hand to God
  9. hand to mouth
  10. hand tool
  11. hand tools

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