Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sticking tommy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: stick-ing -tom-my
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Miners safety candlestick.

Colloquial

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Sticking Tommy.

Colloquial

Etymology

Derived from sticking (the tool's function) + the name Tommy (often used as a general term in the 19th century).

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

Sticking Tommies (plural) Tommy Stick (alternative)

Questions

What does sticking tommy mean?: Miners safety candlestick.
Where does sticking tommy come from?: Derived from sticking (the tool's function) + the name Tommy (often used as a general term in the 19th century).

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