Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tugging one's forelock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
tug-ging one's -fore-lock
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tug one's forelock

Questions

What does tugging one's forelock mean?
present participle and gerund of tug one's forelock

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