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glasgow magistrate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
glas-gow -mag-is-trate
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A salted herring.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

Hotten states: "When George IV. visited Scotland, a wag placed some salt herrings on the iron guard of the carriage belonging to a well-known Glasgow magistrate, who made one of a deputation to receive his Majesty."

Usage

Inflected Forms

Glasgow magistrates (plural)

Questions

What does glasgow magistrate mean?
A salted herring.
Where does glasgow magistrate come from?
Hotten states: "When George IV. visited Scotland, a wag placed some salt herrings on the iron guard of the carriage belonging to a well-known Glasgow magistrate, who made one of a deputation to receive his Majesty."

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