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sling the hatchet

sling the hatchet verb: to skulk about, not getting work done.

Verb

sling the hatchet (third-person singular simple present slings the hatchet, present participle slinging the hatchet, simple past and past participle slung the hatchet)

  1. (obsolete, slang) To skulk about, not getting work done.

Forms of sling the hatchet

third-person singular presentslings the hatchet
present participleslinging the hatchet
past participleslung the hatchet
pastslung the hatchet

Questions about sling the hatchet

What does sling the hatchet mean?
Sling the hatchet means to skulk about, not getting work done.
What part of speech is sling the hatchet?
Sling the hatchet is a verb.
What is the past tense of sling the hatchet?
The past tense of sling the hatchet is slung the hatchet.

Words near sling the hatchet in the dictionary

  1. sling over
  2. sling psychrometer
  3. sling psychrometers
  4. sling stone
  5. sling stones
  6. sling the hatchet
  7. sling to
  8. sling up
  9. sling-fruit
  10. sling-fruits
  11. sling-stone

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