Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pawkery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pawk-ery
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Trickery, cunning.

Example Sentences

"In short, the inhabitants of Italy first subdued mankind by open force; and secondly, by imposition and pawkry."
"Pawkrie is no' an ill nest-egg to begin with!"

Etymology

From pawk + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pawk

Questions

What does pawkery mean?: Trickery, cunning.
Where does pawkery come from?: From pawk + -ery.

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