Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kook cord

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: kook -cord
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated

Example Sentences

"As recently as 1971, surf leashes were called "kook cords" by a surfing world that grew up thinking that a surfer must pay for his mistakes by swimming."

Etymology

See kook (“unskilful boarder”).

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

kook cords (plural)

Questions

What does kook cord mean?: A leg rope.
Where does kook cord come from?: See kook (“unskilful boarder”).

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