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slapping leather

slapping leather is the present participle and gerund of slap leather.

Meaning of slap leather

Verb

slap leather (third-person singular simple present slaps leather, present participle slapping leather, simple past and past participle slapped leather)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To make a quick motion to draw one's handgun from its holster, especially in a duel in the Old West.
    • [T]he western . . . provides a ready armature for other dramas that have nothing to do with slapping leather, riding horseflesh or kissing purty gals.2001 August 17, Stephen Hunter, “'American Outlaws': The Young And the West-less”, in Washington Post, retrieved 07 Jul 2015
    Synonyms:
    fill one's hand

Questions about slapping leather

What is slapping leather the present participle and gerund of?
Slapping leather is the present participle and gerund of slap leather.

Words near slapping leather in the dictionary

  1. slappiest
  2. slappin'
  3. slapping
  4. slapping bellies
  5. slapping down
  6. slapping leather
  7. slapping on the wrist
  8. slapping someone around
  9. slapping someone's wrist
  10. slapping together
  11. slappingly

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