Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lick-box

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: lick--box
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gourmand; a glutton.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Their Eſtate and Condition of living is but only changed after a very ſtrange manner[…] Achilles, a ſcald-pated Maker of Hay-bundles;¶ Agamemnon, a Lick-box.¶ Ulysses, a Hay-mower."

Etymology

From lick + box. Possibly a calque of French liche-casse.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

lick-boxes (plural)

Questions

What does lick-box mean?: A gourmand; a glutton.
Where does lick-box come from?: From lick + box. Possibly a calque of French liche-casse.

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