Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rocks glass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
rock-s -glass
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short glass tumbler used for serving liquor with ice.

Etymology

Clipping of earlier on-the-rocks glass, from use of on the rocks as a slang expression for with ice cubes.

Inflected Forms

rocks glasses (plural) rock glass (alternative)

Synonyms

lowball glass old fashioned glass whiskey glass

Questions

What does rocks glass mean?
A short glass tumbler used for serving liquor with ice.
Where does rocks glass come from?
Clipping of earlier on-the-rocks glass, from use of on the rocks as a slang expression for with ice cubes.

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