bleed the monkey en · VERB
Meanings
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(slang) Synonym of suck the monkey (“to surreptitiously drink alcohol from a cask through an inserted tube”).
He invented the 'monkey fist' — a knot which gives weight to a heaving line; the union plate he called a 'monkey face' and, in times of merrymaking, he frequently 'bled the monkey' to get his grog.
1969, Lookout: Annual report issue, volumes 60-62:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bleeding the monkey | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bleeds the monkey | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bled the monkey | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bled the monkey | Tense=Past | lexicographic |