Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handygripes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: handy-gripes
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; close quarters in fighting.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For now the mastives, charging home, / To blows and handygripes were come:"

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

handy gripes (alternative) handy-gripes (alternative) handygrips (alternative)

Synonyms

grappling wrestling

Questions

What does handygripes mean?: Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; close quarters in fighting.

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