take underwing en · VERB
Meanings
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To take under one's wing.
I had the pleasure at one dance of being taken underwing by a woman of about sixty who whirled me about in the traditional dances.
1985 August 10, Kate Raisz, “The Gay Mushes”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 5, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| takes underwing | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| taking underwing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took underwing | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken underwing | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |