Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheep's head

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: sheep-'s -head
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sheepshead (“fish”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of sheepshead (“card game”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of sheepshead (“a fool”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sheep, head.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

sheep's heads (plural)

Questions

What does sheep's head mean?: Alternative form of sheepshead (“fish”).

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