(archaic, idiomatic, naval) To be flogged or beaten while restrained over a cannon.

present participle of kiss and make up

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kiss and make up

simple past tense and past participle of kiss and make up

(idiomatic, slang) To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favor.

Cultivated heartsease.

Alternative form of touch the hem of someone's garment

Contraction of kiss and ride.

(simile, colloquial) Very cold.

The flowering plant Brunfelsia pauciflora. / (US, slang, obsolete, countable) A bump in a road. / (historical) A kind of bonnet for women, fashionable in the 19th century.