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skins the lamb

skins the lamb is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 skins the lamb

What is skins the lamb the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Skins the lamb is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skin the lamb.

Words near skins the lamb in the dictionary

  1. skins a flint
  2. skins and grins
  3. skins back
  4. skins someone alive
  5. skins the cat
  6. skins the lamb
  7. skins up
  8. skinsful
  9. skinship
  10. skinsuit
  11. skinsuited

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