Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bare-bellied joe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
bare--bel-lied joe
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ewe with little or no wool on its belly, therefore requiring less time to shear.

Australian usage; Informal

Etymology

Variant of bare-bellied yoe (dialectal form of ewe), with final /d/ of bellied joining with initial /j/ of yeo to form /d͡ʒ/.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bare-bellied Joes (plural)

Questions

What does bare-bellied joe mean?
A ewe with little or no wool on its belly, therefore requiring less time to shear.
Where does bare-bellied joe come from?
Variant of bare-bellied yoe (dialectal form of ewe), with final /d/ of bellied joining with initial /j/ of yeo to form /d͡ʒ/.

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