Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underhose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-hose
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hose worn underneath other clothing.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For the pocket in which Erskine kept this key was not the kind of pocket that Watt could pick. For it was no ordinary pocket, no, but a secret one, sewn on to the front of Erskine's underhose."

Etymology

From under- + hose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does underhose mean?: Hose worn underneath other clothing.
Where does underhose come from?: From under- + hose.

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