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took bread and salt

took bread and salt is the simple past of take bread and salt.

Meaning of take bread and salt

Verb

take bread and salt (third-person singular simple present takes bread and salt, present participle taking bread and salt, simple past took bread and salt, past participle taken bread and salt)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To practice the custom of using bread and salt to make solemn an oath or affirmation.

Questions about took bread and salt

What is took bread and salt the simple past of?
Took bread and salt is the simple past of take bread and salt.

Words near took bread and salt in the dictionary

  1. took at face value
  2. took attendance
  3. took away
  4. took away from
  5. took back
  6. took bread and salt
  7. took breath
  8. took by storm
  9. took by surprise
  10. took care
  11. took care of

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