Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nail bat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: nail -bat
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weapon made by hammering nails into a wooden baseball bat, used for offense or defense.

Colloquial; Informal; Slang

Example Sentences

"Snow was already pivoting, growling his annoyance, nail-bat swinging. I swept my right leg out and connected with his ankles. He toppled flat on his back, air releasing from his lungs in a gasped rush."
"Miller, please lead the lady forward. It is time she came to know me. Miller headed down the stone path, adrenaline coursing through his veins much like the witchfire in the walls. Lucy followed, playfully bouncing the nail bat in her hands."
"These include spears, blowguns, rocks, sticks, morning stars, nail bats, punjisticks, torches, bolas, chakras, atlatls, meteor hammers, quarterstaffs, ballistas and slingshots."

Etymology

From nail + bat.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nail bats (plural) nailbat (alternative) nail-bat (alternative)

Questions

What does nail bat mean?: A weapon made by hammering nails into a wooden baseball bat, used for offense or defense.
Where does nail bat come from?: From nail + bat.

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