Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rolling calf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: rolling -calf
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A demon in the form of a calf with fiery eyes which makes its presence known by rattling chains.

Example Sentences

"Occasionally a pair of fishermen, or a group of giggling girls, would walk by down the beach on their way to the single tiny rum-shop at the point of the bay. No man walked alone for fear of the duppies under the trees, or the rolling calf, the ghastly animal that comes rolling towards you along the ground, its legs in chains and flames coming out of its nostrils."

Etymology

See Jamaican Creole Rolling Calf.

Inflected Forms

rolling calves (plural)

Questions

What does rolling calf mean?: A demon in the form of a calf with fiery eyes which makes its presence known by rattling chains.
Where does rolling calf come from?: See Jamaican Creole Rolling Calf.

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