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smote hip and thigh

smote hip and thigh is the simple past of smite hip and thigh.

Meaning of smite hip and thigh

Verb

smite hip and thigh (third-person singular simple present smites hip and thigh, present participle smiting hip and thigh, simple past smote hip and thigh, past participle smitten hip and thigh)

  1. (idiomatic) To defeat overwhelmingly.

Questions about smote hip and thigh

What is smote hip and thigh the simple past of?
Smote hip and thigh is the simple past of smite hip and thigh.

Words near smote hip and thigh in the dictionary

  1. smorzando
  2. Smorzhiv
  3. SMOS
  4. smot
  5. smote
  6. smote hip and thigh
  7. smotest
  8. smother
  9. smother crop
  10. smother crops
  11. smother mate

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