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skinned the lamb

skinned the lamb is the simple past and past participle of skin the lamb.

Meaning of skin the lamb

Verb

skin the lamb (third-person singular simple present skins the lamb, present participle skinning the lamb, simple past and past participle skinned the lamb)

  1. (archaic, slang) Of a bookmaker: to win all of his bets, in the case where nobody backed the winner.

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Questions about skinned the lamb

What is skinned the lamb the simple past and past participle of?
Skinned the lamb is the simple past and past participle of skin the lamb.

Words near skinned the lamb in the dictionary

  1. skinned and grinned
  2. skinned back
  3. skinned over
  4. skinned someone alive
  5. skinned the cat
  6. skinned the lamb
  7. skinned up
  8. skinner
  9. Skinner box
  10. Skinner boxes
  11. Skinner's ground mantis

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