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help a lame dog over a stile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
help a lame -dog over a stile
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
2
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to show kindness to, or to help out, someone in distress or in need

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Usage

Inflected Forms

helps a lame dog over a stile (present, singular) helping a lame dog over a stile (participle, present) helped a lame dog over a stile (participle, past) helped a lame dog over a stile (past)

Questions

What does help a lame dog over a stile mean?
to show kindness to, or to help out, someone in distress or in need

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