Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

care killed a cat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: care killed a -cat
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of care killed the cat.

Example Sentences

"“Come, come,” said Silver; “stow this talk. He’s dead, and he don’t walk, that I know; leastways, he won’t walk by day, and you may lay to that. Care killed a cat. Fetch ahead for the doubloons.”"

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What does care killed a cat mean?: Alternative form of care killed the cat.

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