Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lip-strap

/lɪpstɹæp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: lip-s-trap
IPA: /lɪpstɹæp/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small strap with a buckle running between the cheeks of a bit, to prevent the horse from biting on the cheek of the bit in its mouth.

Example Sentences

"He was not a horsey man, but he liked people to believe he had been one once; and he wove fantastic stories of the hunting-bridle to which this particular lip-strap had belonged."

Etymology

From lip + strap.

Inflected Forms

lip-straps (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lip-strap?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪpstɹæp/.
What does lip-strap mean?: A small strap with a buckle running between the cheeks of a bit, to prevent the horse from biting on the cheek of the bit in its mouth.
Where does lip-strap come from?: From lip + strap.

How to pronounce lip-strap

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