Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whip-jack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
whip--jack
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beggar who pretends to have been on great sea voyages.

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

whip-jacks (plural)

Questions

What does whip-jack mean?
A beggar who pretends to have been on great sea voyages.

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