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neck-gable

/ˈnɛkˌɡeɪ.bəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
neck---gable
IPA
/ˈnɛkˌɡeɪ.bəl/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a type of gable in vogue between the 17th and the 18th centuries in the Netherlands with a rectangular body (resembling a neck, hence the name) in place of the usual triangular shape found with a regular gable

Inflected Forms

neck-gables (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce neck-gable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛkˌɡeɪ.bəl/.
What does neck-gable mean?
a type of gable in vogue between the 17th and the 18th centuries in the Netherlands with a rectangular body (resembling a neck, hence the name) in place of the usual triangular shape found with a regular gable

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