Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

going barrel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: go-ing bar-rel
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A barrel containing the mainspring, with teeth on its periphery to drive the train.

noun

A device for maintaining a force to drive the train while the timepiece is being wound up.

Inflected Forms

going barrels (plural)

Questions

What does going barrel mean?: A barrel containing the mainspring, with teeth on its periphery to drive the train.

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