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hoar cross

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
hoar cross
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1223).

Etymology

From Old English hār + cros, first recorded as Horcros in 1230 and thought to refer to grey cross or boundary cross; cross may refer to the crossroads there.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does hoar cross mean?
A small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1223).
Where does hoar cross come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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