Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoopstick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hoop-stick
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light framing member for a carriage or wagon hood or roof.

noun

A stick used for rolling a child's play hoop.

Example Sentences

"The floor is of 2⅜-in. boards, and the roof of ⅞-in. boards covered with roofing canvas is laid on hardwood hoopsticks bolted to the steel carlines."

Etymology

From hoop + stick.

Inflected Forms

hoopsticks (plural)

Questions

What does hoopstick mean?: A light framing member for a carriage or wagon hood or roof.
Where does hoopstick come from?: From hoop + stick.

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