Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cold meat box

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: cold meat box
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

""Perhaps you have a charm for never growing any older?" "No; but I could not lead such a life. I have already a bad cough." "Ah, I see you already in the cold-meat box.""

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

cold meat boxes (plural)

Questions

What does cold meat box mean?: A coffin.

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