Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captain swing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
cap-tain swing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The imagined leader of the Swing riots in rural England in 1830.

Derived Forms

Swingism

Questions

What does captain swing mean?
The imagined leader of the Swing riots in rural England in 1830.

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