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equihopper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
equi-hop-per
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hopper piece that must jump a piece (the hurdle) to move, and lands an equal distance after the hurdle as the distance before the hurdle, in any direction; it may capture on its final square. It can only jump one piece, though this restriction does not apply to hippogonal moves.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From equi- + hopper.

Inflected Forms

equihoppers (plural)

Questions

What does equihopper mean?
A hopper piece that must jump a piece (the hurdle) to move, and lands an equal distance after the hurdle as the distance before the hurdle, in any direction; it may capture on its final square. It can only jump one piece, though this restriction does not apply to hippogonal moves.
Where does equihopper come from?
From equi- + hopper.

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