Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

texas toothpick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: tex-as- -tooth-pick
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A knife with a long narrow blade, especially one that is a folding knife.

Informal

noun

A raccoon baculum, carried as a lucky charm.

Informal

Example Sentences

"This is gonna be like bleedin' a steer. Turn around, mister, or I'll stick this Texas toothpick in your eyes, one at a time."
"I got a telegram from over in Ellsworth that he has a fondness for slicing men up with that Texas toothpick of his."
"Bob was the only man the author ever knew to carry a mint-condition fishing knife—not unlike this Case Classic Texas toothpick—into the Wyoming high country and use it on brook trout."
"I brought it home and sawed off enough pieces for a matching bowie and Texas toothpick set I was making."
"New Orleans gamblers are said to use the bones (also called coon dogs and Texas toothpicks) for luck."
"In the southern United States, the baculums of raccoons— nicknamed Texas toothpicks—are considered signs of luck and fertility."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Texas toothpicks (plural)

Phrases

Texas toothpicks

Frequently Paired Words

Texas toothpicks

Questions

What does texas toothpick mean?: A knife with a long narrow blade, especially one that is a folding knife.

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