Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

more than one can shake a stick at

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: more than one -can shake a -stick- at
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring in abundance; of a large quantity; many.

Example Sentences

"Q: How many units did they complete last month? A: Almost two hundred, which is more than you can shake a stick at."
"Q: How much grain did they harvest last month? A: Almost six thousand tons, which is more grain than you can shake a stick at."
"Q: I wonder how much water that company uses in a month. A: Probably more of it than you can shake a stick at."
""[L]aziness, cousin, laziness,—which ruins more souls than you can shake a stick at.""
""[H]e's laid out more 'Federates dan he can shake a stick at.""
""I've got more companies than you can shake a stick at. There's the Alameda & Contra Costa Land Syndicate, the Consolidated Street Railways, the Yerba Buena Ferry Company, the United Water Company, the Piedmont Realty Company, the Fairview and Portola Hotel Company, and half a dozen more that I've got to refer to a notebook to remember.""

Etymology

Unknown. American English, in use since about 1800.

Inflected Forms

more than one can poke a stick at (alternative) more than you can shake a stick at (alternative)

Questions

What does more than one can shake a stick at mean?: Occurring in abundance; of a large quantity; many.
Where does more than one can shake a stick at come from?: Unknown. American English, in use since about 1800.

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