Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bishop's collar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: bish-op's -col-lar
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a pint of black stout (or similar) having too much head on top.

Slang

Etymology

From its appearance of having a white band above the black drink.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

bishop's collars (plural)

Questions

What does bishop's collar mean?: a pint of black stout (or similar) having too much head on top.
Where does bishop's collar come from?: From its appearance of having a white band above the black drink.

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