Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throwover

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: throwover
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of throw (“piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing”).

noun

The smuggling of items into a prison by throwing them over a wall.

Etymology

Deverbal from throw over.

Inflected Forms

throwovers (plural)

Synonyms

throw

Questions

What does throwover mean?: Synonym of throw (“piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing”).
Where does throwover come from?: Deverbal from throw over.

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