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heave-shoulder

heave-shoulder noun: the shoulder of an animal elevated in sacrifice.

Noun

heave-shoulder (plural heave-shoulders)

  1. (historical) The shoulder of an animal elevated in sacrifice.

Forms of heave-shoulder

pluralheave-shoulders

Questions about heave-shoulder

What does heave-shoulder mean?
Heave-shoulder means the shoulder of an animal elevated in sacrifice.
What part of speech is heave-shoulder?
Heave-shoulder is a noun.
What is the plural of heave-shoulder?
The plural of heave-shoulder is heave-shoulders.

Words near heave-shoulder in the dictionary

  1. heave-hoes
  2. heave-hoing
  3. heave-hos
  4. heave-o
  5. heave-os
  6. heave-shoulder
  7. heave-shoulders
  8. heave-to
  9. heaved
  10. heaved the log
  11. heaved to

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