Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balls and chains

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
ball-s and chains
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of ball and chain

Questions

What does balls and chains mean?
plural of ball and chain

How to pronounce balls and chains

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