Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brob

/bɹɒb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brob
IPA
/bɹɒb/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wedge-shaped spike used to secure the end of a timber where it abuts another. Much used in earlier times in the construction of tunnelled box-timber headings.

verb

To poke or prick

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

brobs (plural) brobs (present, singular) brobbing (participle, present) brobbed (participle, past) brobbed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce brob?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹɒb/.
What does brob mean?
A wedge-shaped spike used to secure the end of a timber where it abuts another. Much used in earlier times in the construction of tunnelled box-timber headings.

How to pronounce brob

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