Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiss the book

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: kiss the -book
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kiss a copy of the New Testament, in England, after taking a legal oath.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

kisses the book (present, singular) kissing the book (participle, present) kissed the book (participle, past) kissed the book (past)

Questions

What does kiss the book mean?: To kiss a copy of the New Testament, in England, after taking a legal oath.

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