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spoils the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar

spoils the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar.

Meaning of spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar

Verb

spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar (third-person singular simple present spoils the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar, present participle spoiling the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar, simple past and past participle spoiled the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar or spoilt the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar)

  1. To have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.

Questions about spoils the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar

What is spoils the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spoils the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar.

Words near spoils the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar in the dictionary

  1. spoils somebody rotten
  2. spoils someone rotten
  3. spoils system
  4. spoils systems
  5. spoils the market
  6. spoils the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar
  7. spoilsman
  8. spoilsmen
  9. spoilsmonger
  10. spoilsmongers
  11. spoilsome

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