"sent to Coventry" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sent to Coventry
  1. simple past and past participle of send to Coventry Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: send to Coventry
    Sense id: en-sent_to_Coventry-en-verb-MJYHGKix Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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