Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

norfolk howard

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: nor-folk howard
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"All the insects he had sorted, / Placed in paper bags the insects, / In one bag the Norfolk Howards, / In one bag the fleas, the Jumpers […]"
"Speaking of advertising changes of name, a title by which those lodging-house pests, bugs, are now often known, that of Norfolk Howards, is derived from an advertisement in which one Ephraim Bug avowed his intention of being for the future known as Norfolk Howard."

Etymology

Said to be an allusion to a person named Ephraim Bug, who advertised that in the future he would call himself by the more aristocratic name of Norfolk Howard.

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

Norfolk Howards (plural)

Questions

What does norfolk howard mean?: A bedbug.
Where does norfolk howard come from?: Said to be an allusion to a person named Ephraim Bug, who advertised that in the future he would call himself by the more aristocratic name of Norfolk Howard.

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