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licks the birse

licks the birse is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lick the birse.

Meaning of lick the birse

Verb

lick the birse (third-person singular simple present licks the birse, present participle licking the birse, simple past and past participle licked the birse)

  1. (Scotland, historical) To draw a hog's bristle through the mouth, as part of a ceremony of citizenship in Selkirk.

Questions about licks the birse

What is licks the birse the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Licks the birse is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lick the birse.

Words near licks the birse in the dictionary

  1. licks one's wounds
  2. licks out
  3. licks someone's ass
  4. licks someone's balls
  5. licks someone's boots
  6. licks the birse
  7. licks the dust
  8. licks the pants off
  9. licks up
  10. licksome
  11. lickspit

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