Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thump-cushion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: thump--cush-ion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boisterous, impassioned preacher.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And yet, should the wind chop about, / And thy mouth cease this damn'd squally weather, / Let us send for old Thump-cushion out, / And swing in a hammock together."
"Rub-a-dub-dub, / The knight of the tub, Evangelical Thump-cushion hight, / Has too long had his way, / And, I'm sorry to say, / Put your orthodox phalanx to flight."
"[…] let it be borne in mind, that it was a place for saints as well as for sinners; and, whilst the gayer portion of the community ran after assemblies and all such carnal amusements, the more serious moiety hurried as eagerly to hear the energetic expoundings of the favourite thump-cushion of the season."

Etymology

From thump + cushion.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

thump-cushions (plural)

Questions

What does thump-cushion mean?: A boisterous, impassioned preacher.
Where does thump-cushion come from?: From thump + cushion.

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