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jerrymandering

jerrymandering is the present participle and gerund of jerrymander.

Meaning of jerrymander

Noun

jerrymander (plural jerrymanders)

  1. (UK, dated) Synonym of camel spider (arachnid of the order Solifugae)
    • British soldiers in Egypt used to have jerrymander fights, pitting one against another.1935, Sir John Arthur Thomson, Biology for Everyman, page 367
    Synonyms:
    camel spider

Questions about jerrymandering

What is jerrymandering the present participle and gerund of?
Jerrymandering is the present participle and gerund of jerrymander.

Words near jerrymandering in the dictionary

  1. jerrying
  2. jerrying to
  3. jerryism
  4. jerrymander
  5. jerrymandered
  6. jerrymandering
  7. jerrymanders
  8. jerrymumble
  9. jerrymunglum
  10. jerrymunglums
  11. Jerrys

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