river bug
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A one-person craft used in river bugging which resembles an armchair.
Example Sentences
- "The swim fins and paddle mitts are the only means of steering and propulsion as no paddle is carried on a river bug. Bugging is done “feet first” which helps the user push off rocks, etc. whilst navigating the rapids of a river. The river bug was inspired by the desire to improve on the practice of descending a river on an inner tube."