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two-forty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
two--forty
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very fast speed.

American usage; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

Referring to the sport of trotting (harness racing), in which running a mile in two minutes and forty seconds was considered a very fast pace in 19th-century America.

Usage

Inflected Forms

2:40 (alternative) two forty (alternative)

Phrases

two-forty on a plank road

Questions

What does two-forty mean?
A very fast speed.
Where does two-forty come from?
Referring to the sport of trotting (harness racing), in which running a mile in two minutes and forty seconds was considered a very fast pace in 19th-century America.

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