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putting the miller's eye out

putting the miller's eye out is the present participle and gerund 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.

Questions about putting the miller's eye out

What is putting the miller's eye out the present participle and gerund of?
Putting the miller's eye out is the present participle and gerund of put the miller's eye out.

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

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

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