Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cougarship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cougar-ship
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male cougar viewed as the ruler of its habitat.

Dated; Humorous

Example Sentences

"I expected I had been dressing meat for his cougarship, but as I had no horse to back the deer into camp, was obliged to "trust to luck," and started for camp by a short cut, and found I was continually "cut off" by beaver dams, and after a circuit of three miles reached camp and found my companions were a little uneasy because I had not put in an appearance earlier."
"The footprints were only a few inches apart, and his cougarship had carried himself so low that his body had dragged in the snow and left a deep furrow behind."
"His cougarship was not pleased with the light, and immediately started for the open doorway, keeping his glaring eyes the while upon the lighted lamp."

Etymology

From cougar + -ship, likely after the pattern of lordship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cougar

Usage

Inflected Forms

cougarships (plural)

Questions

What does cougarship mean?: A male cougar viewed as the ruler of its habitat.
Where does cougarship come from?: From cougar + -ship, likely after the pattern of lordship.

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