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tintack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tin-tack
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short nail or tack coated with tin.

noun

A drawing pin; thumbtack.

British usage

verb

To sack; to fire from a job.

Slang

Etymology

From tin + tack.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tintacks (plural) tintacks (present, singular) tintacking (participle, present) tintacked (participle, past) tintacked (past)

Questions

What does tintack mean?
A short nail or tack coated with tin.
Where does tintack come from?
From tin + tack.

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