Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bullock-bow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: bul-lock--bow
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A U-shaped piece of wood that passes round a bullock's neck forming part of the yoke.

Example Sentences

"The rod dragged him right back to the well, where it doubled him like a bullock-bow and threatened to pin him to the earth."

Inflected Forms

bullock-bows (plural)

Questions

What does bullock-bow mean?: A U-shaped piece of wood that passes round a bullock's neck forming part of the yoke.

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