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scissorbill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scis-sor-bill
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of skimmer: birds of the genus Rynchops.

Archaic

noun

Synonym of razorback: a variety of pig.

American usage; Archaic

noun

A fool, an incompetent; a yokel, a hick.

American usage; Derogatory

noun

A foolish worker who lacks class consciousness and opposes unions; also, a company man, a drone, .

Archaic; Derogatory

Etymology

From scissor + bill.

Usage

Inflected Forms

scissorbills (plural)

Synonyms

skimmer razorback

Questions

What does scissorbill mean?
Synonym of skimmer: birds of the genus Rynchops.
Where does scissorbill come from?
From scissor + bill.

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