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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gobshell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gob-shell
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A glob of saliva and/or phlegm projected out of a person's mouth.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Irish gob (“mouth”) + seile (“spittle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gobshells (plural)

Questions

What does gobshell mean?
A glob of saliva and/or phlegm projected out of a person's mouth.
Where does gobshell come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce gobshell

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