Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cragswoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cragswom-an
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female cragsman.

Example Sentences

"Nothing at all resembling a path appeared, but Lady Darcy had travelled in search of the picturesque, and was no contemptible “cragswoman.”"
"“You are no cragswoman, Lady,” said Blanch, stopping abruptly beneath a part of the cliff which seemed to the stranger’s unpractised ken more precipitous than at any other part, “else would I advise our climbing this somewhat steep ascent—there was a path here once, and could I find it ’twould save much time, whilst should we be pursued they will scarce think that you would venture.[…]”"
"[…]but I shall go in the yawl of Captain Ashley’s sloop, which crosses in the morning, too early for young cragswomen like you to be astir."

Etymology

From crag + -s- + -woman.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: crag
Suffix: -s-

Inflected Forms

cragswomen (plural)

Questions

What does cragswoman mean?: A female cragsman.
Where does cragswoman come from?: From crag + -s- + -woman.

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