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bob-wheel

bob-wheel
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bob hweel, weel]
    • /bɒb ʰwil, wil/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bob hweel, weel]
    • /bɒb ʰwil, wil/

Definition of bob-wheel word

  • noun bob-wheel a metrical device found in Middle English and Middle Scots poetry, where a very short line (the 'bob') is followed by longer lines with an internal rhyme scheme (the 'wheel') 3

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Parts of speech for Bob-wheel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bob-wheel popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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