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dub-lay

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
dub-lay
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The robbing of houses by picking the locks.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

From dub (“a lockpick or key”) + lay (“a criminal racket or scheme”)

Usage

Questions

What does dub-lay mean?
The robbing of houses by picking the locks.
Where does dub-lay come from?
From dub (“a lockpick or key”) + lay (“a criminal racket or scheme”)

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