Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scathold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scathold
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area of open ground for pasture or for furnishing fuel; a scatland.

Example Sentences

"When they want beef or mutton on any festal occasion, they betake themselves to the Shetlanders' scatholds or townmails, and with elf-arrows bring down their game."

Etymology

From scat + hold.

Inflected Forms

scatholds (plural)

Questions

What does scathold mean?: An area of open ground for pasture or for furnishing fuel; a scatland.
Where does scathold come from?: From scat + hold.

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