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Bore

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Here, a dialect or regional word meaning a hill or mountain pass in some place names.

Detailed Definition
In this poem, Bore is part of the invented place-name Chankly Bore. In Scots and northern English usage, bore can appear in place names for a hill or pass, which gives the line a regional, archaic feel.
Example
Example in poetry:
“And the hills of the Chankly Bore” gives Bore the force of a place-name; a bore may also mean a tidal surge moving up an estuary; the river bore roars inland, lifting boats and silt; the village bore, a tedious speaker, drains laughter from the inn
Additional Notes
The quoted line uses Bore in a place-name sense that is not the everyday meaning most readers know.; Found in the poem, The Jumblies by Edward Lear
Also Known As
dullard tedious person tiresome individual
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