Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pig and tinderbox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
pig and tin-der-box
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Elephant and Castle.

British usage; Humorous; Obsolete; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Pig and Tinderbox (canonical) Pig and Tinder-box (alternative)

Questions

What does pig and tinderbox mean?
The Elephant and Castle.

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