lay the wood in English

Forms: lays the wood [present, singular, third-person], laying the wood [participle, present], laid the wood [participle, past], laid the wood [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> the wood}} lay the wood (third-person singular simple present lays the wood, present participle laying the wood, simple past and past participle laid the wood)

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    {
      "form": "lays the wood",
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    },
    {
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"lay the wood" meaning in English

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