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passing the pikes

passing the pikes is the present participle and gerund 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 passing the pikes the present participle and gerund of?
Passing the pikes is the present participle and gerund of pass the pikes.

Words near passing the pikes in the dictionary

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

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