Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thirty-thirty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: thir-ty-thir-ty
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thirty calibre firearm designed for cartridges that originally held thirty grains of smokeless powder.

Example Sentences

""What do you know about thirty-thirties?" "Huh, I know lots. My other pop was tellin' me you could git a man with a thirty a whole heap farther than you could with any ole forty-four or them guns. I shot heaps of rabbits with his.""
"Now that the season has arrived in many parts of the country for the nimrods to load their trusty Thirty-Thirties and go forth in quest of the elusive deer, it seems an appropriate time to say a word about the skilleting of venison — which can be a pretty tough and dry proposition if not properly handled."
"“I'll get one of those thirty-thirties out of the rack and slip her into the boat . Maybe we won't use it, and maybe we will . We might meet that Pirate Shark, you know!”"

Inflected Forms

thirty-thirties (plural)

Questions

What does thirty-thirty mean?: A thirty calibre firearm designed for cartridges that originally held thirty grains of smokeless powder.

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