Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cravache

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cravache
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Our young pilot […] used his cravache with enviable skill."
"The other spurred them on with a cravache he whirled over their long ears."
"Your brother has only to set foot on Dora's land to be driven off with a cravache by Byron."

Etymology

Borrowed from French cravache. Doublet of kurbash.

Inflected Forms

cravaches (plural)

Questions

What does cravache mean?: A riding crop.
Where does cravache come from?: Borrowed from French cravache. Doublet of kurbash.

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