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ridden the three-legged mare

ridden the three-legged mare is the past participle of ride the three-legged mare.

Meaning of ride the three-legged mare

Verb

ride the three-legged mare (third-person singular simple present rides the three-legged mare, present participle riding the three-legged mare, simple past rode the three-legged mare, past participle ridden the three-legged mare)

  1. (UK, euphemistic, historical, slang) To be executed by hanging.

Questions about ridden the three-legged mare

What is ridden the three-legged mare the past participle of?
Ridden the three-legged mare is the past participle of ride the three-legged mare.

Words near ridden the three-legged mare in the dictionary

  1. ridden the pine
  2. ridden the rail
  3. ridden the rails
  4. ridden the rods
  5. ridden the short bus
  6. ridden the three-legged mare
  7. ridden the tiger
  8. ridden the wave
  9. ridden to hounds
  10. ridden up
  11. ridden up on

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