tal qual
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Unprocessed and unculled, by weight.
adj
By weight.
Example Sentences
- "Most hon. members will know that up to a year or so ago the high proportion of salt fish bought in Newfoundland from fishermen was bought on a tal qual basis. There was no specification of grade. The fishermen who produced top quality fish received no more for his fish than the fishermen who took very little care."