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reslain

reslain is the past participle of reslay.

Meaning of reslay

Verb

reslay (third-person singular simple present reslays, present participle reslaying, simple past reslew, past participle reslain)

  1. (transitive) To slay again.
    • They delight to refight the battles and reslay the slain.1859, Methodist Magazine and Quarterly Review, page 665

Questions about reslain

What is reslain the past participle of?
Reslain is the past participle of reslay.

Words near reslain in the dictionary

  1. reskins
  2. reskue
  3. reskued
  4. reskues
  5. reskuing
  6. reslain
  7. reslant
  8. reslanted
  9. reslanting
  10. reslants
  11. reslate

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