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smelt of the lamp

smelt of the lamp is the simple past and past participle of smell of the lamp.

Meaning of smell of the lamp

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To bear marks of great study and labor.

Questions about smelt of the lamp

What is smelt of the lamp the simple past and past participle of?
Smelt of the lamp is the simple past and past participle of smell of the lamp.

Words near smelt of the lamp in the dictionary

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

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