Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whistle-belly vengeance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: whistle--bel-ly vengeance
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Poor-quality beer.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While East was making his toilet, Tom turned to the table, and made an assault on the bread and bacon, and then poured himself out a glass of beer and began to drink it, but was pulled up half way, and put it down with a face all drawn up into puckers by its sharpness.¶ "I thought you wouldn't appreciate the widow's tap," said East, watching him with a grin. "Regular whistle-belly vengeance, and no mistake! Here, I don't mind giving you some of my compound, though you don't deserve it.""

Etymology

From whistle + belly + vengeance.

Usage

Synonyms

pinch-belly vengeance whip-belly vengeance

Questions

What does whistle-belly vengeance mean?: Poor-quality beer.
Where does whistle-belly vengeance come from?: From whistle + belly + vengeance.

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