Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brace of shakes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: brace of shakes
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.

noun

A very short time.

Inflected Forms

braces of shakes (plural)

Questions

What does brace of shakes mean?: The time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.

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