Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unboiled lobster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: un-boiled lob-ster
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A police officer.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"Unfortunately, the police have got your address. I didn't tell the unboiled lobster that, though born in England, your mother was a French woman — a Saint Aubin."

Etymology

From the red coats they used to wear.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unboiled lobsters (plural)

Synonyms

raw lobster

Questions

What does unboiled lobster mean?: A police officer.
Where does unboiled lobster come from?: From the red coats they used to wear.

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