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monkey-paw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
mon-key--paw
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of monkey's paw.

Inflected Forms

monkey-paws (plural)

Questions

What does monkey-paw mean?
Alternative form of monkey's paw.

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