Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blindman's holiday

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
blind-man's hol-i-day
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The twilight (time of day between daylight and when candles were lit).

Archaic; Humorous; Uncountable

Etymology

A partially-sighted person would not be able to work in the limited light.

Usage

Inflected Forms

blind man's holiday (alternative)

Questions

What does blindman's holiday mean?
The twilight (time of day between daylight and when candles were lit).
Where does blindman's holiday come from?
A partially-sighted person would not be able to work in the limited light.

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