Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

level-coil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: lev-el--coil
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boisterous and rowdy game formerly played on Christmas, in which players must quickly switch seats at a signal.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] so they did, and entred the Parler, found all this leuell coyle, and his pate broken, his face scratcht […]"
"A daily Deluge over them does boyle: / The Earth and Water play at Level coyle."
"Level-Coile (from the Fr. leuer le Cul, i. to raise or remove the Buttock) is when three play at Tables, or other Game, where onely two can play at a time, and the loser removes his Buttock and sits out, and therefore called also Hitch-Buttock."

Etymology

A corruption of French lève-cul (“lift the buttocks”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: lève-cul

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

musical chairs

Frequently Paired Words

musical chairs

Questions

What does level-coil mean?: A boisterous and rowdy game formerly played on Christmas, in which players must quickly switch seats at a signal.
Where does level-coil come from?: It is traced to French.

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