Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lance-jack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: lance--jack
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lance-corporal or lance-bombadier.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"They made him a lance-jack; but it was only because they wanted somebody tall at the end of the front rank to fix bayonets by."

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

lance-jacks (plural)

Questions

What does lance-jack mean?: A lance-corporal or lance-bombadier.

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