Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallicrow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gal-li-crow
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

""And what ghastly gallicrow might the poor fellow have been like, Master Fairway?" asked the turf-cutter."

Etymology

From gally (“to frighten”) + crow.

Inflected Forms

gallicrows (plural) gally-crow (alternative) gallycrow (alternative)

Synonyms

gallybagger

Questions

What does gallicrow mean?: A scarecrow.
Where does gallicrow come from?: From gally (“to frighten”) + crow.

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