Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jocteleg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jocte-leg
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage

Example Sentences

"1836, Joanna Baillie, Witchcraft, Act 1, p.41. 'O you ugly witch! show your elrich face from behint the hangings there, an' I'll score you aboon the breath wi' a jocteleg.'"

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

joctelegs (plural) jockteleg (alternative)

Questions

What does jocteleg mean?: Pocketknife.

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