Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by the ton

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
by the -ton
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

galore, aplenty

Informal

Usage

Questions

What does by the ton mean?
galore, aplenty

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