Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knott end

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: knot-t end
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ellipsis of Knott End-on-Sea: a large coastal village in Preesall parish, Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3548).

Example Sentences

"The Garstang & Knot-End Railway was incorporated by an Act of June 30, 1864, to construct a line from the Lancaster & Preston Junction Railway (afterwards the L.N.W.R.) to Knott End, a distance of 11¾ miles. [...] From Pilling to Knot-End (then spelled thus) there was a grass-grown half-completed railway, and eventually a new company called the Knott End Railway Company was incorporated in 1898 to complete this."

Etymology

Recorded as Cnote in the 13th century (Middle English knot (“a hillock”)). The spelling Knot-End was used in the 19th century (see quotation).

Questions

What does knott end mean?: Ellipsis of Knott End-on-Sea: a large coastal village in Preesall parish, Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3548).
Where does knott end come from?: Recorded as Cnote in the 13th century (Middle English knot (“a hillock”)). The spelling Knot-End was used in the 19th century (see quotation).

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