sour krout
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Within the tropics, lime juice and sugar were made to suffice as antiscorbutics; on reaching a higher latitude, sour krout and vinegar were substituted; the essence of malt was reserved for the passage to New Holland, and for future occasions."
- ""Tell me--you mean--" "The natives of the Emerald Isle, and those from the land of sour krout," said Mr. Jinks, with elegant paraphrase."
- "Though it is somewhat anticipating events, it is convenient to record here the result of these efforts to defeat the hitherto unconquerable enemy. Mr. Perry's report at the termination of the voyage is as follows:-- "Sour krout, mustard, vinegar, wheat, inspissated orange and lemon juices, saloup, portable soup, sugar, molasses, vegetables (at all times when they could be got) were, some in constant, others in occasional use."