Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

all wool and a yard wide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: al-l -wool and a -yard wide
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Of high quality.

Dated

Example Sentences

"about 1900, O. Henry, The Missing Chord And that was the piano that Uncle Cal had selected; and standing by it was the good, fine, all-wool girl that never let him know it."

Usage

Dated

Questions

What does all wool and a yard wide mean?: Of high quality.

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