Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

troll-my-dames

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: trol-l-my--dames
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The game of nineholes.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A fellow, sir, that I have known to go about with troll-my-dames"
"With his having played tennez the previous morn, followed by troll-my-dames in the afternoon, Suffolk's suggestion to practice weight lifting and wrestling was accepted with good cheer."
"At the far end two women were engaged in a game of troll-my-dames, which involved rolling leather balls toward purpose-made holes in a trolling bench."

Etymology

From French trou-madame.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: trou-madame

Usage

Inflected Forms

troll madam (alternative) troll-madam (alternative) trou madame (alternative)

Questions

What does troll-my-dames mean?: The game of nineholes.
Where does troll-my-dames come from?: It is traced to French.

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