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having someone's blood

having someone's blood is the present participle and gerund 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 having someone's blood

What is having someone's blood the present participle and gerund of?
Having someone's blood is the present participle and gerund of have someone's blood.

Words near having someone's blood in the dictionary

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

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