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verbsell salt to a slug (third-person singular simple present sells salt to a slug, present participle selling salt to a slug, simple past and past participle sold salt to a slug)
present singular third person sells salt to a slug · participle present selling salt to a slug · participle past sold salt to a slug · past sold salt to a slug
- Synonym of sell ice to Eskimos.
Synonyms: sell ice to Eskimos
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verbSynonym of sell ice to Eskimos.
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sell salt to a slug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20salt%20to%20a%20slug
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“sell salt to a slug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20salt%20to%20a%20slug. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sell salt to a slug,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20salt%20to%20a%20slug.
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