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captain's daughter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
cap-tain's -daugh-ter
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cat-o'-nine-tails.

Obsolete; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

captain's daughters (plural)

Phrases

Duke of Exeter's daughter kiss the gunner's daughter Skeffington's daughter

Frequently Paired Words

Duke of Exeter's daughter kiss the gunner's daughter Skeffington's daughter

Questions

What does captain's daughter mean?
A cat-o'-nine-tails.

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