syllab

English

Etymology

From Old French sillabe (“syllable”).

Noun

syllab (plural syllabs)

1. (obsolete) A syllable.
   • 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:

     “God forgive you, Mr. Hatchway,” said the landlord, interrupting him; “as I'm an honest man, and a housekeeper, I never heard a syllab of the matter.”

Anagrams

• ballsy