Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

billy-cock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: bil-ly--cock
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of billycock.

Example Sentences

"Little acquiesced, and Ransome disguised him in a beard, and a loose set of clothes, and a billy-cock hat."

Inflected Forms

billy-cocks (plural)

Questions

What does billy-cock mean?: Alternative form of billycock.

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