"cover one's feet" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-cover one's feet.ogg [Australia] Forms: covers one's feet [present, singular, third-person], covering one's feet [participle, present], covered one's feet [participle, past], covered one's feet [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cover one's feet (third-person singular simple present covers one's feet, present participle covering one's feet, simple past and past participle covered one's feet)
  1. (euphemistic, biblical) To lower one’s garment, especially to urinate or defecate. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Bible Translations (Translations): poser culotte (French)

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