Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shankless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shank-less
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a shank

Etymology

From shank + -less.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does shankless mean?
Lacking a shank
Where does shankless come from?
From shank + -less.

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