Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boat anchor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: boat an-chor
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.

Slang

Etymology

Suggesting that it would only be useful as a weight to be thrown overboard to moor a vessel.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

boat anchors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

brick

Questions

What does boat anchor mean?: A cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.
Where does boat anchor come from?: Suggesting that it would only be useful as a weight to be thrown overboard to moor a vessel.

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