Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tall pawn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: tal-l -pawn
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Etymology

Humorous construction that alludes to both the larger height of a bishop compared to a pawn, and the worthlessness of such a bishop blocked by its own pawns.

Inflected Forms

tall pawns (plural)

Questions

What does tall pawn mean?: A bad bishop.
Where does tall pawn come from?: Humorous construction that alludes to both the larger height of a bishop compared to a pawn, and the worthlessness of such a bishop blocked by its own pawns.

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