Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand over head

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: hand over -head
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"the facility of the titles, which hand - over - head have served their turn"

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does hand over head mean?: Negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does.

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