Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canary girl

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: ca-nary -girl
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female worker making TNT shells during World War I.

British usage

Etymology

Exposure to toxic TNT could turn the skin an orange-yellow colour reminiscent of the plumage of a canary.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

canary girls (plural)

Questions

What does canary girl mean?: A female worker making TNT shells during World War I.
Where does canary girl come from?: Exposure to toxic TNT could turn the skin an orange-yellow colour reminiscent of the plumage of a canary.

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