syllab

English

Etymology

From Old French sillabe (“syllable”).

Noun

syllab (plural syllabs)

  1. (obsolete) A syllable.
    • 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, I.2:
      “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.”
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