Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cammocky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cam-mocky
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an unpleasant taste or smell because it came from a cow that ate cammock.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Folklore English farmers certainly disliked restharrow for another reason. Although it was eaten with relish by the cows, it used to taint the taste of the milk, butter and cheese, and ‘cammocky’ butter was a nuisance in counties where restharrow is common."
"Cammocky butter was a nuisance in Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight. In the north children dug up the root and chewed it."

Etymology

From cammock + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cammock

Usage

British usage

Questions

What does cammocky mean?: Having an unpleasant taste or smell because it came from a cow that ate cammock.
Where does cammocky come from?: From cammock + -y.

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