mule-litter
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "When a patient with a fractured bone has to be transported on a mule-litter... any available means of support, such as straw, hay, or articles of clothing, that can be obtained should be arranged on the litter as padding to secure the limb in an easy position, and to prevent the movement, which is unavoidable with such conveyances, from acting locally on the injured part."
- "I have the honor to transmut for your consideration drawings of a mule-litter which I respectfully recommend for adoption in the army for use on the frontier in campaigns against hostile Indians."