Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masterstick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mas-ter-stick
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An essay written by a tradesman in order to qualify for his trade.

Etymology

From Dutch meesterstuk. Cognate with Scots maisterstick. Compare also dialectal Dutch stik (“piece”), English steck (“piece”). See also masterpiece.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: meesterstuk, stik

Inflected Forms

mastersticks (plural)

Questions

What does masterstick mean?: An essay written by a tradesman in order to qualify for his trade.
Where does masterstick come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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