grease one's gills en · VERB
Meanings
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(slang) To eat a hearty meal.
He'll give a guinea at the least, To grease his gills at city feast: But tho' to belly he's so kind, Yet not one souse to treat his mind.
1763, Robert Lloyd, The St. James's Magazine, volume 2, page 188:I know how to grease my gills, I do. And I've got me a good recipe for kidney pie.
2022, M. Laszlo, The Phantom Glare of Day:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| greasing one's gills | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| greased one's gills | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| greased one's gills | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| greases one's gills | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |