Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underspoke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-spoke
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of underspeak

noun

A spoke that is positioned on the underside.

Example Sentences

"For instance, let him take a 5ft. wheel with 3in. dish, and put the underside of his arm at right angles to a perpendicular underspoke, he will find it simply impossible with any ordinary arm."
"The fact of the spindle of the Collinge axle being parallel necessarily causes the dropping of the outer ends many degrees below the horizontal to accommodate the dish of the wheel and produce a vertical underspoke."
"The underspoke pointing squarely toward the floor on which the vehicle stands should be plumb when loaded."

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

underspokes (plural)

Questions

What does underspoke mean?: simple past of underspeak
Where does underspoke come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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