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yardarming it

yardarming it is the present participle and gerund of yardarm it.

Meaning of yardarm it

Verb

yardarm it (third-person singular simple present yardarms it, present participle yardarming it, simple past and past participle yardarmed it)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, intransitive) To begin to drink alcohol once it is late enough in the day.

Questions about yardarming it

What is yardarming it the present participle and gerund of?
Yardarming it is the present participle and gerund of yardarm it.

Words near yardarming it in the dictionary

  1. yardarm to yardarm
  2. yardarm with
  3. yardarmed
  4. yardarmed it
  5. yardarming
  6. yardarming it
  7. yardarms
  8. yardarms it
  9. yardbird
  10. yardbirds
  11. Yarde

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