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give the mitten to en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, dated) To dismiss as a lover; to break up with.
    • "[…]There is an accomplished and pretty young lady boarding here who gave the mitten to Mr. Fitzgammon, but she would be delighted to have Mr. Raymond accept her hand, her heart, and her fortune." 1850, George W. Bungay, The Poor Printer:
    • advising me to give the mitten to my last beau and keep company with Seth Lee 1862, Aunt Fanny, The Wife's Stratagem:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
giving the mitten to Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gave the mitten to Tense=Past lexicographic
given the mitten to Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gives the mitten to Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

give someone the mitten