Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wolf's ticket

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
wolf's tick-et
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In tsarist and Stalinist-era Russia, a restricted internal passport issued to those suspected or convicted of political or other crimes which limited where they could travel and reside.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of Russian во́лчий биле́т (vólčij bilét), calque of Polish wilczy bilet.

Inflected Forms

wolf's tickets (plural)

Questions

What does wolf's ticket mean?
In tsarist and Stalinist-era Russia, a restricted internal passport issued to those suspected or convicted of political or other crimes which limited where they could travel and reside.
Where does wolf's ticket come from?
Calque of Russian во́лчий биле́т (vólčij bilét), calque of Polish wilczy bilet.

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