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slept black

slept black is the simple past and past participle of sleep black.

Meaning of sleep black

Verb

sleep black (third-person singular simple present sleeps black, present participle sleeping black, simple past and past participle slept black)

  1. (historical) Of a chimney sweep: to sleep unwashed, still in a sooty condition.

Questions about slept black

What is slept black the simple past and past participle of?
Slept black is the simple past and past participle of sleep black.

Words near slept black in the dictionary

  1. SLEP
  2. slepez
  3. slept
  4. slept a wink
  5. slept around
  6. slept black
  7. slept funny
  8. slept in
  9. slept in heavenly peace
  10. slept it out
  11. slept like a baby

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