lick-wimble
"lick-wimble" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lick-wimble” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A drunkard.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lick-wimble · lick-wimble · English
lick-wimble · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lick-wimble |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lick-wimble” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lick-wimble is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A drunkard.".
No misspelling variants are generated for lick-wimble in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lick + wimble (sense 1). The correct English form is lick-wimble, spelled L-I-C-K---W-I-M-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1A drunkard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lick-wimble appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…]I bind me, my heires, Ale-squires, pot-companions, Lick-wimbles, Maltwormes, Vine-fretters, and other faithfull Drunkards firmely by these presents:[…]
Etymology
From lick + wimble (sense 1).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.