blow from a gun

verb

To execute by tying against the muzzle of a loaded cannon, which is then fired.

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Meanings

verbblow from a gun (third-person singular simple present blows from a gun, present participle blowing from a gun, simple past blew from a gun, past participle blown from a gun)

present singular third person blows from a gun · participle present blowing from a gun · past blew from a gun · participle past blown from a gun

  1. historicaltransitivegovernmentTo execute by tying against the muzzle of a loaded cannon, which is then fired.
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APA

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Chicago

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