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kissed the gunner's daughter

kissed the gunner's daughter is the simple past and past participle of kiss the gunner's daughter.

Meaning of kiss the gunner's daughter

Verb

kiss the gunner's daughter (third-person singular simple present kisses the gunner's daughter, present participle kissing the gunner's daughter, simple past and past participle kissed the gunner's daughter)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To be flogged or beaten while restrained over a cannon.
    • But I was punished, my lad—made to kiss the wench that never speaks but when she scolds, and that's the gunner's daughter, comrade.1824, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 14, in Redgauntlet

Questions about kissed the gunner's daughter

What is kissed the gunner's daughter the simple past and past participle of?
Kissed the gunner's daughter is the simple past and past participle of kiss the gunner's daughter.

Words near kissed the gunner's daughter in the dictionary

  1. kissed someone's ass
  2. kissed someone's hem
  3. kissed someone's ring
  4. kissed the book
  5. kissed the dust
  6. kissed the gunner's daughter
  7. kissed the hem of someone's garment
  8. kissed the ring
  9. kissed the rod
  10. kissed up
  11. kissed up to

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