have a crow to pull in English

Forms: has a crow to pull [present, singular, third-person], having a crow to pull [participle, present], had a crow to pull [participle, past], had a crow to pull [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a crow to pull}} have a crow to pull (third-person singular simple present has a crow to pull, present participle having a crow to pull, simple past and past participle had a crow to pull)

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          "ref": ", II.27",
          "text": "Philip, the King of Macedon, who had so many crowes to pul with the Romanes, […] resolved at last to seize upon al their children whom he had caused to be murthered, that so he might day by day one after another rid thw world of them, and so establish his safety."
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        "(obsolete) To have a point of contention (with someone); to have a bone to pick."
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      "form": "has a crow to pull",
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"have a crow to pull" meaning in English

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