Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puffing billy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: puff-in-g -bil-ly
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A steam locomotive engine.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"The temple, halfway up the Matheran hills, was approached by a 'puffing billy' train on a zigzag railway from Neral, two miles from Bombay."

Usage

Questions

What does puffing billy mean?: A steam locomotive engine.

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