wax someone's tail in English

Forms: waxes someone's tail [present, singular, third-person], waxing someone's tail [participle, present], waxed someone's tail [participle, past], waxed someone's tail [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wax someone's tail (third-person singular simple present waxes someone's tail, present participle waxing someone's tail, simple past and past participle waxed someone's tail)

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"wax someone's tail" meaning in English

Verb