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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tan someone's hide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
tan -some-one's hide
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beat or spank someone, usually on their backside.

Example Sentences

Etymology

By metaphor from tannery: beating hides (to condition them), tanning them (with dyes and chemicals), and so on.

Inflected Forms

tans someone's hide (present, singular) tanning someone's hide (participle, present) tanned someone's hide (participle, past) tanned someone's hide (past)

Synonyms

have someone's hide give someone what for nail someone to the wall amerce castigate chasten chastise come down on correct fix someone's wagon have someone's guts for garters have someone's head

Questions

What does tan someone's hide mean?
To beat or spank someone, usually on their backside.
Where does tan someone's hide come from?
By metaphor from tannery: beating hides (to condition them), tanning them (with dyes and chemicals), and so on.

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