Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midden-pant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: mid-den--pant
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

hollow into which the drainage of the manure-heap flowed

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The midden-pant was the hollow into which the drainage of the manure-heap flowed."

Etymology

From midden (“dung heap”) (itself from Old Norse) + possibly Cumbric pant (“hollow, depression”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: -, pant

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

midden-pants (plural)

Questions

What does midden-pant mean?: hollow into which the drainage of the manure-heap flowed
Where does midden-pant come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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