Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three skips of a louse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: three- skip-s of a louse
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The worth of some trifling or insignificant matter; a whit or jot of value.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"’Tis not that I value the money three skips of a louse: But the thing I stand upon is the credit of the house."

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does three skips of a louse mean?: The worth of some trifling or insignificant matter; a whit or jot of value.

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