Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cucumber time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: cu-cum-ber -time
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of the year when there was little work for tailors.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Cucumbers were in season at this time.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cucumber times (plural)

Questions

What does cucumber time mean?: A period of the year when there was little work for tailors.
Where does cucumber time come from?: Cucumbers were in season at this time.

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