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smelt like a tart's handkerchief

smelt like a tart's handkerchief is the simple past and past participle of smell like a tart's handkerchief.

Meaning of smell like a tart's handkerchief

Verb

smell like a tart's handkerchief (third-person singular simple present smells like a tart's handkerchief, present participle smelling like a tart's handkerchief, simple past and past participle smelt like a tart's handkerchief or smelled like a tart's handkerchief)

  1. Synonym of smell like a tart's handbag.

Questions about smelt like a tart's handkerchief

What is smelt like a tart's handkerchief the simple past and past participle of?
Smelt like a tart's handkerchief is the simple past and past participle of smell like a tart's handkerchief.

Words near smelt like a tart's handkerchief in the dictionary

  1. smelt blood
  2. smelt like a rose
  3. smelt like a tart's bedroom
  4. smelt like a tart's boudoir
  5. smelt like a tart's handbag
  6. smelt like a tart's handkerchief
  7. smelt of the lamp
  8. smelt of the shop
  9. smelt out
  10. smelt the barn
  11. smelt up

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