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mumble-bee

/ˈmʌmbl̩bi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
mum-ble-bee
IPA
/ˈmʌmbl̩bi/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of small trawling vessel.

Etymology

Origin uncertain; apparently an alteration of bumblebee. According to Wilfrid Granville (A Dictionary of Sailors’ Slang, 1962), “they were modelled on the oyster-fishing boats of the Mumbles district near Swansea”.

Inflected Forms

mumble-bees (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce mumble-bee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌmbl̩bi/.
What does mumble-bee mean?
A kind of small trawling vessel.
Where does mumble-bee come from?
Origin uncertain; apparently an alteration of bumblebee. According to Wilfrid Granville (A Dictionary of Sailors’ Slang, 1962), “they were modelled on the oyster-fishing boats of the Mumbles district near Swansea”.

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