Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slowback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slow-back
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer.

Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

"The slowbacks and lazie bones will none of this"

Etymology

From slow + back.

Usage

Inflected Forms

slowbacks (plural)

Questions

What does slowback mean?: A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer.
Where does slowback come from?: From slow + back.

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