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parbreaking

parbreaking is the present participle and gerund of parbreak.

Meaning of parbreak

Verb

parbreak (third-person singular simple present parbreaks, present participle parbreaking, simple past and past participle parbreaked)

  1. (obsolete) To vomit, spew out.
    • What have ye, villayn, forged,
      And virulently dysgorged
      As though ye wolde parbrakea. 1539, John Skelton, How the Duke of Albany […]

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Questions about parbreaking

What is parbreaking the present participle and gerund of?
Parbreaking is the present participle and gerund of parbreak.

Words near parbreaking in the dictionary

  1. parboilings
  2. parboils
  3. Parbold
  4. parbreak
  5. parbreaked
  6. parbreaking
  7. parbreaks
  8. Parbroath
  9. parbuckle
  10. parbuckled
  11. parbuckles

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