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puts the miller's eye out

puts the miller's eye out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the miller's eye out.

Meaning of put the miller's eye out

Verb

put the miller's eye out (third-person singular simple present puts the miller's eye out, present participle putting the miller's eye out, simple past and past participle put the miller's eye out)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) To dilute something excessively.

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What is puts the miller's eye out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts the miller's eye out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the miller's eye out.

Words near puts the miller's eye out in the dictionary

  1. puts the kybosh on
  2. puts the last hand to
  3. puts the lid on
  4. puts the lie to
  5. puts the make on
  6. puts the miller's eye out
  7. puts the moves on
  8. puts the pedal to the metal
  9. puts the plug in the jug
  10. puts the pot on
  11. puts the question to

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