Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rum bosun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: rum -bo-sun
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sailor tasked with collecting the rum in a "fanny" (metal container) for the distribution of the daily rum ration.

Inflected Forms

rum bosuns (plural)

Questions

What does rum bosun mean?: A sailor tasked with collecting the rum in a "fanny" (metal container) for the distribution of the daily rum ration.

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