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married over the broomstick

married over the broomstick is the simple past and past participle of marry over the broomstick.

Meaning of marry over the broomstick

Verb

marry over the broomstick (third-person singular simple present marries over the broomstick, present participle marrying over the broomstick, simple past and past participle married over the broomstick)

  1. (historical) To enter into an irregular form of common-law marriage, in which both parties jumped over a broomstick.

Questions about married over the broomstick

What is married over the broomstick the simple past and past participle of?
Married over the broomstick is the simple past and past participle of marry over the broomstick.

Words near married over the broomstick in the dictionary

  1. married money
  2. married name
  3. married names
  4. married off
  5. married out
  6. married over the broomstick
  7. married sector
  8. married sectors
  9. married the gunner's daughter
  10. married the ketchup
  11. married the ketchups

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