Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pointing-stock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
point-ing--s-tock
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thing to be pointed at in derision; a laughing stock.

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

pointing-stocks (plural)

Questions

What does pointing-stock mean?
A thing to be pointed at in derision; a laughing stock.

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