Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poor as a rat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
poor as a rat
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of poor as a church mouse.

Synonyms

poor as a church mouse

Questions

What does poor as a rat mean?
Synonym of poor as a church mouse.

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