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nabs the rust

nabs the rust is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nab the rust.

Meaning of nab the rust

Verb

nab the rust (third-person singular simple present nabs the rust, present participle nabbing the rust, simple past and past participle nabbed the rust)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) To take offense; to become upset.
    • […] did not choose to comply with her wishes. Upon which Mrs. Basset, in the language of the Old Bailey, nabbed the rust; insisted upon some liquor, would not quit the house without it, and began to blow up the hostess and blast the rose.1807, The Port Folio, page 313

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What is nabs the rust the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Nabs the rust is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nab the rust.

Words near nabs the rust in the dictionary

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