Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

it ain't the whistle that pulls the train

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
it ain't the whistle that pull-s the -train
IPA
50
Scrabble Score
33
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.

Questions

What does it ain't the whistle that pulls the train mean?
Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.

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