Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horncoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: horn-coot
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The horned owl.

Example Sentences

"Some said that some eagle or great horncoot, having carried it thither while it was yet a lambkin, it had got away and saved itself among the bushes."
"two Feet high, and the upper End cut like the Ridge of an Houfe declining on both Sides, that the Horncoot may perch thereon […] tie a Cord from one End of the faid Perches to the other, having drawn it through an Iron-ring […] and at the other End your Horncoot is to be faftened by the Legs, like a Hawk […] by the Help of this Horncoot, chufe out fome Quarter that lies high and open, free from Hedges […] and ftrike at your Horncoot, which is under it, you muft ftick fome Boughs in there to prevent it"

Etymology

horn + coot.

Inflected Forms

horncoots (plural)

Questions

What does horncoot mean?: The horned owl.
Where does horncoot come from?: horn + coot.

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