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tell off
transitive verb
Definition of TELL OFF
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: to number and set apart; especially : to assign to a special duty <told off a detail and put them to opening a trench — J. F. Dobie>
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First Known Use of TELL OFF
1804
Rhymes with TELL OFF
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