Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old in the tooth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
old in the -tooth
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of long in the tooth (“old, aged”).

Synonyms

long in the tooth

Questions

What does old in the tooth mean?
Synonym of long in the tooth (“old, aged”).

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