Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three times three

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables: three- -times three
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Three cheers; a cry of "hip hip hooray" repeated three times.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The volunteers having finished their dinner, his majesty's health was given, in a bumper, by upwards of six thousand, all standing, uncovered, with three times three, and loud and reiterated acclamations of joy, accompanied by the music of all the bands."
"Through all our land we could not boast A knight more gay, more prompt than he, To rise and fill a bumper toast, And pass it round with three times three."
"I beg leave, gentlemen, to return you my most herty thanks for the manner in which you have drunk the toast; and I also beg leave to propose, with three times three, "The Lancashire Witches.""

Usage

Questions

What does three times three mean?: Three cheers; a cry of "hip hip hooray" repeated three times.

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