rafter snapper
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "When the rafter-snapper roared through here in March, there wasn't so much as a wet basement."
- "When I was a kid the old timers called long, sub-zero nights "rafter snappers," a phrase I never understood until I moved inland to a little cabin surrounded by acres of tall trees."
- ""'S what the old-timers call a real 'rafter snapper'", Frank said. He was sitting in his wheelchair by the kitchen table, making conversation with Bri while she worked. "Jus' listen to that wind.""
- "Last night was a 'rafter snapper', as my grandparents would say. And yes, the rafters were snapping in the cold."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable