Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short commons

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: short- -com-mons
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Meagre rations.

Example Sentences

"The master, in his cook's uniform, stationed himself at the copper; his pauper assistants ranged themselves behind him; the gruel was served out; and a long grace was said over the short commons."
"Kitty, the cook, who took life 'aisy', kept him on short commons."

Questions

What does short commons mean?: Meagre rations.

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