"kiss the book" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: kisses the book [present, singular, third-person], kissing the book [participle, present], kissed the book [participle, past], kissed the book [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kiss the book (third-person singular simple present kisses the book, present participle kissing the book, simple past and past participle kissed the book)
  1. (UK, historical) To kiss a copy of the New Testament, in England, after taking a legal oath. Tags: UK, historical
    Sense id: en-kiss_the_book-en-verb-HpDIssu6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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