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smelled of the shop

smelled of the shop is the simple past and past participle of smell of the shop.

Meaning of smell of the shop

Verb

smell of the shop (third-person singular simple present smells of the shop, present participle smelling of the shop, simple past and past participle smelled of the shop or smelt of the shop)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) To indicate too distinctively one's occupation or profession.
    • They may purchase estates, and become squires, and marry women "of condition;" but the way in which their money was acquired must exclude at least that generation. Their money smells of the shop.1834, Tait's Edinburgh Magazine

Questions about smelled of the shop

What is smelled of the shop the simple past and past participle of?
Smelled of the shop is the simple past and past participle of smell of the shop.

Words near smelled of the shop in the dictionary

  1. smelled like a tart's bedroom
  2. smelled like a tart's boudoir
  3. smelled like a tart's handbag
  4. smelled like a tart's handkerchief
  5. smelled of the lamp
  6. smelled of the shop
  7. smelled out
  8. smelled the barn
  9. smelled the coffee
  10. smelled up
  11. smelled what someone was stepping in

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