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sorrel horse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
sor-rel horse
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A certain breed of horse with a burnt orange coat, very similar to but sometimes distinguished from chestnut horses by a distinctive tail and mane.

Etymology

By surface analysis, sorrel + horse, named after the color, not the plant.

Inflected Forms

sorrel horses (plural) sorrel (alternative)

Questions

What does sorrel horse mean?
A certain breed of horse with a burnt orange coat, very similar to but sometimes distinguished from chestnut horses by a distinctive tail and mane.
Where does sorrel horse come from?
By surface analysis, sorrel + horse, named after the color, not the plant.

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