Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the sun is over the yardarm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
the -sun is over the -yardarm
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to indicate the time of day when it is permissible to begin drinking alcohol.

Dated

Usage

Questions

What does the sun is over the yardarm mean?
Used to indicate the time of day when it is permissible to begin drinking alcohol.

How to pronounce the sun is over the yardarm

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