Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dot-and-go-one

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: dot-and--go-one
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a lame or limping gait.

British usage; Archaic; Slang

noun

A lame or limping man

British usage; Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] I shouted, though with inward misgivings on account of my game leg; and we started off towards camp as fast as we could go — which is not saying much, as I could only get over the ground in a dot-and-go-one sort of way."
""I think the doctors messed it up a bit. They said he wouldn't limp or anything, but when he left here he was still completely dot and go one.""
"Fathers of two feet, advance, Dot and go ones, hop along, Two feet missing need not dance, But will join us in the song."

Usage

British usage
Archaic
Slang

Inflected Forms

dot-and-go-ones (plural)

Synonyms

dot-and-carry-one

Questions

What does dot-and-go-one mean?: Having a lame or limping gait.

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