Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yardarm it

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: yardar-m it
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To begin to drink alcohol once it is late enough in the day.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

yardarms it (present, singular) yardarming it (participle, present) yardarmed it (participle, past) yardarmed it (past)

Questions

What does yardarm it mean?: To begin to drink alcohol once it is late enough in the day.

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