Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bare poles

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
bare poles
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of a sailing boat when all of its sails have been taken in.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does bare poles mean?
The condition of a sailing boat when all of its sails have been taken in.

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