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passes the pikes

passes the pikes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass the pikes.

Meaning of pass the pikes

Verb

pass the pikes (third-person singular simple present passes the pikes, present participle passing the pikes, simple past and past participle passed the pikes)

  1. (archaic) To endure a difficult or unpleasant ordeal.
    • This I shall leave to the judgement of those, who have passed the Pikes, and know better then my self to speak the truth of it,1662, Jacques Olivier, translated by Richard Banke, A Discourse of Women, Shewing Their Imperfections Alphabetically, →OCLC, page 9

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What is passes the pikes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Passes the pikes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass the pikes.

Words near passes the pikes in the dictionary

  1. passes the bottle of smoke
  2. passes the buck
  3. passes the hat
  4. passes the mantle
  5. passes the phone
  6. passes the pikes
  7. passes the river
  8. passes the time
  9. passes the time of day
  10. passes the torch
  11. passes through

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