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in kid

in kid prepositional phrase: of a goat, pregnant.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Of a goat, pregnant.
    • "Those little ones there, probably no more than ten, fifteen kilos," he says, pointing out three goats about the same size as the cattle dog, "they would be in kid."2008, Monte Dwyer, Red In The Centre: The Australian Bush Through Urban Eyes, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 200

Questions about in kid

What does in kid mean?
In kid means of a goat, pregnant.
What part of speech is in kid?
In kid is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in kid in the dictionary

  1. in jail
  2. in jest
  3. in jig time
  4. in keeping with
  5. in key
  6. in kid
  7. in kind
  8. in knots
  9. in labour
  10. in lamb
  11. in lame man's terms

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