Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanging up the boots

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
hang-ing up the -boots
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hang up the boots

Questions

What does hanging up the boots mean?
present participle and gerund of hang up the boots

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