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took a ride to Tyburn

took a ride to Tyburn is the simple past 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 took a ride to Tyburn

What is took a ride to Tyburn the simple past of?
Took a ride to Tyburn is the simple past of take a ride to Tyburn.

Words near took a ride to Tyburn in the dictionary

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

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