Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swill-tub

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: swill--tub
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"But I have known a great many, to whom theſe kind Words have been chang'd into the quite contrary, in leſs than three Months Time; and inſtead of pleaſant Jeſts at Table, Diſhes and Trenchers have flown about. The Husband, inſtead of my dear Soul, has been call'd Blockhead, Toſs-Pot, Swill-Tub; and the Wife, Sow, Fool, dirty Drab."

Etymology

From swill + tub.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

swill-tubs (plural)

Phrases

swill-belly swill-bowl swill-box swill-can swill-flagon swill-pail swill-pot

Frequently Paired Words

swill-belly swill-bowl swill-box swill-can swill-flagon swill-pail swill-pot

Synonyms

reel-pot tosspot

Questions

What does swill-tub mean?: A drunkard.
Where does swill-tub come from?: From swill + tub.

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