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marries over the broomstick

marries over the broomstick is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 marries over the broomstick

What is marries over the broomstick the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Marries over the broomstick is the third-person singular simple present indicative of marry over the broomstick.

Words near marries over the broomstick in the dictionary

  1. marries in
  2. marries into
  3. marries money
  4. marries off
  5. marries out
  6. marries over the broomstick
  7. marries the gunner's daughter
  8. marries the ketchup
  9. marries the ketchups
  10. marries up
  11. marriest

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