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taken a ride to Tyburn

taken a ride to Tyburn is the past participle of take a ride to Tyburn.

Meaning of take a ride to Tyburn

Verb

take a ride to Tyburn (third-person singular simple present takes a ride to Tyburn, present participle taking a ride to Tyburn, simple past took a ride to Tyburn, past participle taken a ride to Tyburn)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To be executed.
    • He took a ride to Tyburn for stealing that purse.

Questions about taken a ride to Tyburn

What is taken a ride to Tyburn the past participle of?
Taken a ride to Tyburn is the past participle of take a ride to Tyburn.

Words near taken a ride to Tyburn in the dictionary

  1. taken a powder
  2. taken a pull
  3. taken a rain check
  4. taken a raincheck
  5. taken a reef in
  6. taken a ride to Tyburn
  7. taken a risk
  8. taken a run at
  9. taken a seat
  10. taken a shining to
  11. taken a shit

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