Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dot-and-carry-one

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
dot-and--car-ry-one
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a lame or limping gait.

British usage; Archaic; Slang

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What does dot-and-carry-one mean?
Having a lame or limping gait.

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