Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

die in harness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
die in har-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a person, to pass away before retirement.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Refers metaphorically to working horses dying while on the job, wearing their harness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dies in harness (present, singular) dying in harness (participle, present) died in harness (participle, past) died in harness (past)

Synonyms

die in office

Questions

What does die in harness mean?
Of a person, to pass away before retirement.
Where does die in harness come from?
Refers metaphorically to working horses dying while on the job, wearing their harness.

How to pronounce die in harness

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