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swore like a sailor

swore like a sailor is the simple past of swear like a sailor.

Meaning of swear like a sailor

Verb

swear like a sailor (third-person singular simple present swears like a sailor, present participle swearing like a sailor, simple past swore like a sailor, past participle sworn like a sailor)

  1. (simile) Synonym of swear like a trooper.

Questions about swore like a sailor

What is swore like a sailor the simple past of?
Swore like a sailor is the simple past of swear like a sailor.

Words near swore like a sailor in the dictionary

  1. swore by
  2. swore down
  3. swore in
  4. swore like a cutter
  5. swore like a pagan
  6. swore like a sailor
  7. swore like a trooper
  8. swore off
  9. swore on
  10. swore on a stack
  11. swore on a stack of Bibles

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