"blow the grampus" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: blows the grampus [present, singular, third-person], blowing the grampus [participle, present], blew the grampus [past], blown the grampus [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|blow<,,blew,blown> the grampus}} blow the grampus (third-person singular simple present blows the grampus, present participle blowing the grampus, simple past blew the grampus, past participle blown the grampus)
  1. (nautical, slang, obsolete) To throw water on a sleeping person, generally as a practical joke. Tags: obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-blow_the_grampus-en-verb-1lM9FsEY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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