Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vintage shout

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: vin-tage shout
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of work song sung by grape-treaders.

Dated; Literary; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Where aforetime was the vintage-shout in thankfulness for the ingathering, and anticipating gladness to come, there, in the source of their luxury, should be wailing, the forerunner of sorrow to come."
"and "The vintage shout," words long since set to express the simple music that accompanies life and labor in the field, are typical of its quiet, peaceful, cheerful, and innocent character."
"literally, a vintage shout, derived from a root meaning to tramp, and alluding to the cry with which the treaders of the grapes used to animate their toil."
"so that where the vintage shout is not heard one assumes the occasion to be one of solitude and sorrow."

Usage

Inflected Forms

vintage shouts (plural)

Synonyms

vintage song

Questions

What does vintage shout mean?: A type of work song sung by grape-treaders.

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