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reslew

reslew is the simple past 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 reslew

What is reslew the simple past of?
Reslew is the simple past of reslay.

Words near reslew in the dictionary

  1. resleeved
  2. resleeves
  3. resleeving
  4. Resler
  5. Reslers
  6. reslew
  7. reslice
  8. resliced
  9. reslices
  10. reslicing
  11. reslid

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