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pounded sand into a rathole

pounded sand into a rathole is the simple past and past participle of pound sand into a rathole.

Meaning of pound sand into a rathole

Verb

pound sand into a rathole (third-person singular simple present pounds sand into a rathole, present participle pounding sand into a rathole, simple past and past participle pounded sand into a rathole)

  1. Synonym of pound sand.
    • ...but I wouldn't want it taught from the textbook, because then the ordinary teacher would pound it into the pupils just as you would pound sand into a rathole, ...1910, Iowa. Dept. of Agriculture, Iowa Book of Agriculture, page 111
    Synonyms:
    pound sand

Questions about pounded sand into a rathole

What is pounded sand into a rathole the simple past and past participle of?
Pounded sand into a rathole is the simple past and past participle of pound sand into a rathole.

Words near pounded sand into a rathole in the dictionary

  1. pounded dirt
  2. pounded out
  3. pounded rice
  4. pounded salt
  5. pounded sand
  6. pounded sand into a rathole
  7. pounded the pavement
  8. pounded yam
  9. pounder
  10. pounders
  11. Poundesque

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