scrape and bow

A form of bow and scrape — To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.

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Meanings

verbscrape and bow (third-person singular simple present scrapes and bows, present participle scraping and bowing, simple past and past participle scraped and bowed)

present singular third person scrapes and bows · participle present scraping and bowing · participle past scraped and bowed · past scraped and bowed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bow and scrape.
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Chicago

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