shed a tear
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shed a tear (third-person singular simple present sheds a tear, present participle shedding a tear, simple past and past participle shed a tear)
- (idiomatic) To have a tear released, to cry (from sadness)
- (UK, slang, obsolete) To take a dram, or glass of spirits.
- 1848, Thomas Frost, Paul the Poacher, page 118:
- Now, in coming down here, I journeyed part of the way with a jolly old cock, who shed a tear with me every time the coach stopped […]
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- (cry): See also Thesaurus:weep
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to cry
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- (take a dram): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary