shot-clog
shot-clog noun: someone who is tolerated only because he pays the shot (reckoning at a bar etc.), for the rest of the group, otherwise he is a mere clog (obstruction) to them.
Noun
shot-clog (plural shot-clogs)
- Someone who is tolerated only because he pays the shot (reckoning at a bar etc.), for the rest of the group, otherwise he is a mere clog (obstruction) to them.
- Thou common shot-clog, gull of all companies.1605, George Chapman, Ben Jonson and John Marston, Eastward Hoe
- Our shot-clog makes so much of him.1625 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Staple of Newes. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot […], published 1631, →OCLC, (please specify the page), (please specify the scene...
shot-clog meaning in Tamil
shot-clog in Tamil
- விடுதலை
Forms of shot-clog
| plural | shot-clogs |
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Origin of shot-clog
From shot + clog.
Questions about shot-clog
- What does shot-clog mean?
- Shot-clog means someone who is tolerated only because he pays the shot (reckoning at a bar etc.), for the rest of the group, otherwise he is a mere clog (obstruction) to them.
- What is shot-clog in Tamil?
- Shot-clog in Tamil is விடுதலை. See Shot-clog meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is shot-clog?
- Shot-clog is a noun.
- What is the plural of shot-clog?
- The plural of shot-clog is shot-clogs.
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