Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boiled shirt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
boiled shirt
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A freshly laundered white shirt.

Dated; Slang

Etymology

John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) states: "In the mining camps, and rough parts generally, a white shirt is called a biled^([sic]) shirt to distinguish it from the usual woollen garment, which cannot be boiled."

Usage

Inflected Forms

boiled shirts (plural)

Synonyms

boiled rag

Questions

What does boiled shirt mean?
A freshly laundered white shirt.
Where does boiled shirt come from?
John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) states: "In the mining camps, and rough parts generally, a white shirt is called a biled^([sic]) shirt to distinguish it from the usual woollen garment, which cannot be boiled."

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