Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toom-handed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: toom-hand-ed
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adv

Example Sentences

"Tis maybe better, I'll take fat ye gee, Ye're nae toom-handed gin your heart be free"
"I wis he had na been so headstrong ; but it's a' his ain fault : howsever, it would na be canny to gang toom-handed, and I hae got a bit bill for five score pounds that I'm mindit to gie him."
"It's but sma' propine ; but I wad na come a'- thegither toom-handed, were it but for luck's sake"
"What's come o' our supper, goodman, that you are coming toom-handed? Do you no think it is time your guests had something to eat, or hae ye naething either to eat or drink in this great gousty castle?"

Etymology

From toom + handed.

Questions

What does toom-handed mean?: Emptyhanded.
Where does toom-handed come from?: From toom + handed.

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