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forebitter

UK/ˈfɔːˌbɪtə/

forebitter noun: a song sung by sailors during leisure time.

Noun

forebitter (plural forebitters)

  1. A song sung by sailors during leisure time.
    • "The Dreadnaught," a forebitter (nonworking song), mid-nineteenth century1985, Tristan Jones, Outward Leg, New York, NY: Hearst Marine Books, →ISBN, page 120

Forms of forebitter

pluralforebitters

Questions about forebitter

What does forebitter mean?
Forebitter means a song sung by sailors during leisure time.
What part of speech is forebitter?
Forebitter is a noun.
How do you pronounce forebitter?
Forebitter is pronounced /ˈfɔːˌbɪtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of forebitter?
The plural of forebitter is forebitters.

Words near forebitter in the dictionary

  1. forebirth
  2. forebirths
  3. forebite
  4. forebitt
  5. forebitten
  6. forebitter
  7. forebitters
  8. forebitts
  9. forebode
  10. foreboded
  11. forebodement

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