Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know b from a battledore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: know b from a -bat-tle-dore
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To know anything at all; to have the most basic common sense or intelligence.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Euery man can ſay Bee to a Battledore, and vvrite in prayſe of Vertue, and the ſeuen Liberall Sciences, threſh corne out of the full ſheaues, and fetch vvater out of the Thames; but out of drie ſtubble to make an after harueſt, and a plentifull croppe vvithout ſovving, and vvring iuice out of a flint, thats Pierce a Gods name, and the right tricke of a workman."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

knows B from a battledore (present, singular) knowing B from a battledore (participle, present) knew B from a battledore (past) known B from a battledore (participle, past) know a B from a battledore (alternative)

Synonyms

know A from B know one's arse from one's elbow know one's ass from a hole in the ground

Questions

What does know b from a battledore mean?: To know anything at all; to have the most basic common sense or intelligence.

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