Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smelt like a tart's handkerchief

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
smelt -like a -tart's hand-ker-chief
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of smell like a tart's handkerchief

Questions

What does smelt like a tart's handkerchief mean?
simple past and past participle of smell like a tart's handkerchief

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