Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crab lantern

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: crab lantern
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of fried pie.

American usage

Etymology

From at least 1770. Possibly from crabapple and the use of lantern-like slits for ventilation.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

crab lanterns (plural)

Synonyms

fried pie

Questions

What does crab lantern mean?: Synonym of fried pie.
Where does crab lantern come from?: From at least 1770. Possibly from crabapple and the use of lantern-like slits for ventilation.

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