Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

card sharp

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: card sharp
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of cardsharp.

Example Sentences

"Whenever we used to want to take a rise out o' Bill after, we only had to ax him if he'd seen any more card sharps, and he'd get as mad as a hatter."
"In hilly country sheep will sometimes get lost in small bands. […] Should they prove unmanageable, refusing to travel, or running off from you, the adroit shepherd will practice against them a "string game" quite as effective as that the card sharp plays on the over-confident rustic. Catch the leader, or the whole party of rebels, and tie around one of the hind legs just above the hock joint, a piece of stout string— […]"

Inflected Forms

card sharps (plural)

Synonyms

cardsharp cardsharper card sharper sharper sharpie sharpy card shark

Questions

What does card sharp mean?: Alternative form of cardsharp.

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