Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hump slug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: hump s-lug
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of slug (locomotive accessory) designed for even slower operation than a yard slug, and able to push a long cut of cars over a hump at very low speed.

Inflected Forms

hump slugs (plural)

Rhymes With

drug bug plug hug miracle drug doug golden egg bug dug rug mug tug thug

Questions

What does hump slug mean?: A kind of slug (locomotive accessory) designed for even slower operation than a yard slug, and able to push a long cut of cars over a hump at very low speed.

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