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sailduck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sail-duck
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Duck (a type of fabric) used as sailcloth.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sail + duck (“canvas-like material, rag”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Saildouk, West Frisian seildoek, Dutch zeildoek, German Low German Seildook, German Segeltuch, Danish sejldug, Swedish segelduk, Icelandic segldúkur.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sailducks (plural)

Phrases

duck tape

Frequently Paired Words

duck tape

Synonyms

duckcloth duck

Questions

What does sailduck mean?
Duck (a type of fabric) used as sailcloth.
Where does sailduck come from?
From sail + duck (“canvas-like material, rag”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Saildouk, West Frisian seildoek, Dutch zeildoek, German Low German Seildook, German Segeltuch, Danish sejldug, Swedish segelduk, Icelandic segldúkur.

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