Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloody back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
blood-y back
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soldier.

Archaic; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the military practice of flogging as discipline.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bloody backs (plural) bloody-back (alternative)

Questions

What does bloody back mean?
A soldier.
Where does bloody back come from?
From the military practice of flogging as discipline.

How to pronounce bloody back

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