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pleading the belly

pleading the belly is the present participle and gerund 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 pleading the belly

What is pleading the belly the present participle and gerund of?
Pleading the belly is the present participle and gerund of plead the belly.

Words near pleading the belly in the dictionary

  1. pleadeth
  2. pleading
  3. pleading down
  4. pleading out
  5. pleading over
  6. pleading the belly
  7. pleading the blood of Jesus
  8. pleading the fifth
  9. pleading up
  10. pleadingly
  11. pleadingness

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