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pounds sand into a rathole

pounds sand into a rathole is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pounds sand into a rathole

What is pounds sand into a rathole the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pounds sand into a rathole is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pound sand into a rathole.

Words near pounds sand into a rathole in the dictionary

  1. pounds for pylons
  2. pounds of flesh
  3. pounds out
  4. pounds salt
  5. pounds sand
  6. pounds sand into a rathole
  7. pounds sterling
  8. pounds the pavement
  9. pounds-mass
  10. Poundstock
  11. Poundstone

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