Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elbowful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
el-bow-ful
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as can be held in the crook of one's elbow.

Etymology

From elbow + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does elbowful mean?
As much as can be held in the crook of one's elbow.
Where does elbowful come from?
From elbow + -ful.

How to pronounce elbowful

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