Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bishop barker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: bish-op bark-er
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very tall glass of beer.

Australian usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"1898, Price Warung, Dictionary Ned, in Half-Crown Bob and Tales of the Riverine, quoted in 1970, Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, For a "Bishop Barker" he would compose a quatrain on any subject – a person preferred – suggested by the man who tipped him the drink […] ."
"Henry lays a shilling down on the wet bar towel at the Lass, asks Murwillumbah Marie for some ship′s biscuits or cheese but they don't do them on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays any more, and he brings back two cold, foaming Bishop Barkers."

Etymology

After Frederic Barker, who became the second Anglican bishop of Sydney, Australia, in 1855 and was noted for his height and for being a teetotaller. The expression became obsolete in the 1870s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bishop Barkers (plural)

Questions

What does bishop barker mean?: A very tall glass of beer.
Where does bishop barker come from?: After Frederic Barker, who became the second Anglican bishop of Sydney, Australia, in 1855 and was noted for his height and for being a teetotaller. The expression became obsolete in the 1870s.

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