"die in harness" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: dies in harness [present, singular, third-person], dying in harness [participle, present], died in harness [participle, past], died in harness [past]
Etymology: By metaphor from the literal sense referring to working horses dying while on the job, wearing their harness. Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=die in harness}} die in harness (third-person singular simple present dies in harness, present participle dying in harness, simple past and past participle died in harness)
  1. Of a person, to pass away before retirement. Categories (topical): Death Related terms: die in office
    Sense id: en-die_in_harness-en-verb-PKSDH8ER Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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