Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sent it up the flagpole and saw who saluted

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
sen-t it up the flag-pole and -saw who salut-ed
IPA
57
Scrabble Score
35
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of send it up the flagpole and see who salutes

Questions

What does sent it up the flagpole and saw who saluted mean?
simple past of send it up the flagpole and see who salutes

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