Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devil's cut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: dev-il's -cut
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The portion of a distilled alcoholic spirit's volume that is lost by being absorbed into the wood of the barrels in which it matures.

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:devil's cut."

Frequently Paired Words

angels' share

Questions

What does devil's cut mean?: The portion of a distilled alcoholic spirit's volume that is lost by being absorbed into the wood of the barrels in which it matures.

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