Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bumtrap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bum-trap
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"The noble bumtrap, blind and deaf to every circumstance of distress, greatly rises above all the motives to humanity, and into the hands of the gaoler resolves to deliver his miserable prey."

Etymology

From bum (“bumbailiff”) + trap.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bumtraps (plural)

Questions

What does bumtrap mean?: A bailiff.
Where does bumtrap come from?: From bum (“bumbailiff”) + trap.

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