Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balls of the thumb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
ball-s of the thumb
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does balls of the thumb mean?
plural of ball of the thumb

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