Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skin the lamb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
skin the lamb
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The game of lansquenet.

Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

Of a bookmaker: to win all of his bets, in the case where nobody backed the winner.

Archaic; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

skins the lamb (present, singular) skinning the lamb (participle, present) skinned the lamb (participle, past) skinned the lamb (past)

Frequently Paired Words

skinner

Questions

What does skin the lamb mean?
The game of lansquenet.

How to pronounce skin the lamb

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “skin the lamb”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “skin the lamb”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “skin the lamb” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.