Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steelback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: steel-back
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alicant, a Spanish wine

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Onely the Portugal inhabitants, in their townes and cities (being many and great) doe make a kinde of wine of dryed grapes or raysins of the sunne, for relish and operation the best (I thinike) in the world, not inferiour to the Spanish nectar, el vino de San Martin, being pleasant, strong, and cordiall, called raysin wine, almost of the colour of Alicant or steelebacke*; which (thankes to our honourable masters) wee were seldome without[…] * A name given to Alicant wine, which was supposed to strengthen the back."

Etymology

From steel (“to harden; to strengthen”) + back.

Usage

Questions

What does steelback mean?: Alicant, a Spanish wine
Where does steelback come from?: From steel (“to harden; to strengthen”) + back.

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