police one's brass in English

Forms: polices one's brass [present, singular, third-person], policing one's brass [participle, present], policed one's brass [participle, past], policed one's brass [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} police one's brass (third-person singular simple present polices one's brass, present participle policing one's brass, simple past and past participle policed one's brass)

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        "To clean up spent shell casings left behind after firing a gun, usually so the casings cannot be used to identify the gun."
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    {
      "form": "polices one's brass",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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"police one's brass" meaning in English

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