Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

field-lane duck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: field--lane -duck
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A baked sheep's head.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

Field Lane was a low London thoroughfare leading from the foot of Holborn Hill to the purlieus of Clerkenwell.

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

Field-lane ducks (plural)

Questions

What does field-lane duck mean?: A baked sheep's head.
Where does field-lane duck come from?: Field Lane was a low London thoroughfare leading from the foot of Holborn Hill to the purlieus of Clerkenwell.

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