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played Old Gooseberry

played Old Gooseberry is the simple past and past participle of play Old Gooseberry.

Meaning of play Old Gooseberry

Verb

play Old Gooseberry (third-person singular simple present plays Old Gooseberry, present participle playing Old Gooseberry, simple past and past participle played Old Gooseberry)

  1. (UK, archaic, idiomatic) To suddenly put a stop to a disturbance by force or threats.
  2. (UK, archaic, idiomatic) To play the devil; to make mischief.
    • I'll play old Gooseberry with the office, and make you glad to buy me out at a good high figure, if you try any of your tricks with me.1843–44, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
    Synonyms:
    play Old Harry

Questions about played Old Gooseberry

What is played Old Gooseberry the simple past and past participle of?
Played Old Gooseberry is the simple past and past participle of play Old Gooseberry.

Words near played Old Gooseberry in the dictionary

  1. played merry hell with
  2. played nice
  3. played Nostradamus
  4. played number two
  5. played off
  6. played Old Gooseberry
  7. played Old Harry
  8. played Old Harry with
  9. played on
  10. played on someone's heartstrings
  11. played one against another

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