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hangs an arse

hangs an arse is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang an arse.

Meaning of hang an arse

Verb

hang an arse (third-person singular simple present hangs an arse, present participle hanging an arse, simple past and past participle hung an arse)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, slang) to hang back, to be afraid to advance.
    • For though in her he settles well his tarse,
      Yet his dull, graceless bollocks hang an arse.c. 1670, John Wilmot, A Satyr on Charles II

Questions about hangs an arse

What is hangs an arse the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hangs an arse is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang an arse.

Words near hangs an arse in the dictionary

  1. hangs a Ralph
  2. hangs a right
  3. hangs a shingle
  4. hangs a uey
  5. hangs about
  6. hangs an arse
  7. hangs around
  8. hangs back
  9. hangs behind
  10. hangs by a hair
  11. hangs by a thread

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