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hauling one's ashes

hauling one's ashes is the present participle and gerund of haul one's ashes.

Meaning of haul one's ashes

Verb

haul one's ashes (third-person singular simple present hauls one's ashes, present participle hauling one's ashes, simple past and past participle hauled one's ashes)

  1. (colloquial) To move one's body; to move away, depart.
    • Now ye and yore boys jest haul yore ashes and start makin' tracks back to the Yellowstone.1996, Matt Braun, Bloody Hand, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 222
  2. (euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse.
    • "George Brent has got one hell of a schlong on him," Tabitha ventures.
      "And how!" Lucy agrees enthusiastically. "I'd haul his ashes for him any time."1989, Gilbert Sorrentino, Misterioso; republished in Pack of Lies, Dalkey Archive Press, 1997, →ISBN, page 349
    Synonyms:
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Questions about hauling one's ashes

What is hauling one's ashes the present participle and gerund of?
Hauling one's ashes is the present participle and gerund of haul one's ashes.

Words near hauling one's ashes in the dictionary

  1. hauling around
  2. hauling ass
  3. hauling down
  4. hauling in
  5. hauling off
  6. hauling one's ashes
  7. hauling out
  8. hauling someone over the coals
  9. hauling tail
  10. hauling up
  11. haulings

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