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talks like an apothecary

talks like an apothecary is the third-person singular simple present indicative of talk like an apothecary.

Meaning of talk like an apothecary

Verb

talk like an apothecary (third-person singular simple present talks like an apothecary, present participle talking like an apothecary, simple past and past participle talked like an apothecary)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To prattle.
    • As to Clement of Alexandria, I shall pass him by, as he knew nothing about the matter. He talks like an apothecary on the subject; and when did ever an apothecary talk to any purpose?1824, Naso., Sneezing, in The New Monthly Magazine, volume X, page 152

Questions about talks like an apothecary

What is talks like an apothecary the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Talks like an apothecary is the third-person singular simple present indicative of talk like an apothecary.

Words near talks like an apothecary in the dictionary

  1. talks everything
  2. talks fast and loose
  3. talks in circles
  4. talks into
  5. talks like a book
  6. talks like an apothecary
  7. talks nasty
  8. talks out
  9. talks out of
  10. talks out of one's arse
  11. talks out of one's ass

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