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tongue-boring

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
tongue--bor-ing
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A punishment whereby a hole or bore was made in someone's tongue.

Countable; Uncountable

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Inflected Forms

tongue-borings (plural)

Questions

What does tongue-boring mean?
A punishment whereby a hole or bore was made in someone's tongue.

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