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riding the three-legged mare

riding the three-legged mare is the present participle and gerund 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 riding the three-legged mare

What is riding the three-legged mare the present participle and gerund of?
Riding the three-legged mare is the present participle and gerund of ride the three-legged mare.

Words near riding the three-legged mare in the dictionary

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

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