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stack-upon-the-kill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
stack--upon-the-kill
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dogpile game played in Cheshire and other areas of Britain.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From the cry of the people joining the dogpile.

Usage

Inflected Forms

stack-upo'-the-kill (alternative)

Phrases

stacks on the mill

Synonyms

more sacks to the mill dogpile

Questions

What does stack-upon-the-kill mean?
A dogpile game played in Cheshire and other areas of Britain.
Where does stack-upon-the-kill come from?
From the cry of the people joining the dogpile.

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