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pleaded the belly

pleaded the belly is the simple past and past participle of plead the belly.

Meaning of plead the belly

Verb

plead the belly (third-person singular simple present pleads the belly, present participle pleading the belly, simple past and past participle pleaded the belly)

  1. (historical) To attempt to use one's claimed pregnancy to avoid execution.
    • She isn't hanged, while in jail, because she pleads the belly.1994, Leslie Scalapino, Defoe, Sun and Moon Press, →ISBN

Questions about pleaded the belly

What is pleaded the belly the simple past and past participle of?
Pleaded the belly is the simple past and past participle of plead the belly.

Words near pleaded the belly in the dictionary

  1. pleadableness
  2. pleaded
  3. pleaded down
  4. pleaded out
  5. pleaded over
  6. pleaded the belly
  7. pleaded the blood of Jesus
  8. pleaded the fifth
  9. pleaded up
  10. pleader
  11. pleaders

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