Speakur

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smite hip and thigh

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
smite hip and thigh
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To defeat overwhelmingly.

Etymology

Derived from a phrase in the book of Judges, verse 15:8, taking the first half of the sentence as synonymous with the rest.

Inflected Forms

smites hip and thigh (present, singular) smiting hip and thigh (participle, present) smote hip and thigh (past) smitten hip and thigh (participle, past)

Questions

What does smite hip and thigh mean?
To defeat overwhelmingly.
Where does smite hip and thigh come from?
Derived from a phrase in the book of Judges, verse 15:8, taking the first half of the sentence as synonymous with the rest.

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