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skinning the lamb

skinning the lamb is the present participle and gerund 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 skinning the lamb

What is skinning the lamb the present participle and gerund of?
Skinning the lamb is the present participle and gerund of skin the lamb.

Words near skinning the lamb in the dictionary

  1. skinning a flint
  2. skinning and grinning
  3. skinning back
  4. skinning someone alive
  5. skinning the cat
  6. skinning the lamb
  7. skinning up
  8. Skinningrove
  9. skinnings
  10. skinny
  11. skinny as a rail

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