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between wind and water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
be-tween wind and wa-ter
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In that part of a ship's side or bottom which is frequently brought above water by the rolling of the ship, or fluctuation of the water's surface.

prep_phrase

At the vulnerable part or point of anything.

Colloquial

prep_phrase

At a person's crotch (i.e. between the sources of flatulence and urine).

Colloquial

Usage

Questions

What does between wind and water mean?
In that part of a ship's side or bottom which is frequently brought above water by the rolling of the ship, or fluctuation of the water's surface.

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