Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spring a butt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
spring a butt
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To loosen the end of a plank in a ship's bottom.

Inflected Forms

springs a butt (present, singular) springing a butt (participle, present) sprang a butt (past) sprung a butt (participle, past)

Questions

What does spring a butt mean?
To loosen the end of a plank in a ship's bottom.

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