skin the lamb
skin the lamb · skins the lamb · skinned the lamb · skinning the lamb
Of a bookmaker: to win all of his bets, in the case where nobody backed the winnerOf a bookmaker: to win all of his bets, in the case where nobody backed the winner.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, slang)Of a bookmaker: to win all of his bets, in the case where nobody backed the winner.
Forms
skins the lamb, skinning the lamb, skinned the lamb, skinned the lamb| Base form | skin the lamb · to skin the lamb |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | skins the lamb |
| Present participle | skinning the lamb |
| Past simple | skinned the lamb |
| Past participle | skinned the lamb |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedskinner
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.