Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand strip

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
hand strip
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To manually pluck the old coat of a dog; (for some breeds, such as terriers, clipping does not help a new coat grow in.)

Inflected Forms

hand strips (present, singular) hand stripping (participle, present) hand stripped (participle, past) hand stripped (past)

Questions

What does hand strip mean?
To manually pluck the old coat of a dog; (for some breeds, such as terriers, clipping does not help a new coat grow in.)

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