Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untwig

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-twig
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove twigs from.

Example Sentences

"[I]t is therfore ordered and agreed, by aucthorytye of this assembly, that all and every cooper within this citty and franches therof shall twigge every of his hoopes and pynn them, upon paine of forfeiture of his or their Forfeiture. barrelles or other their vesselles untwigged, and that withall each cooper as aforesaid shall make barrelles of Bristoll band measure, and none other barrelles, upon paine of forfeiture as aforesaid, and lykewyse shall twigg and pynn all barrelles and other vesselles that they shall mend uppon paine of forfeiture of two pence for every hoope."
"But the truth was her pantaloons came down to her ankles, and when she got her leg of one caught in a twig, she nearly fainted with horror while Murial Jane untwigged it."

Etymology

From un- + twig.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un-

Inflected Forms

untwigs (present, singular) untwigging (participle, present) untwigged (participle, past) untwigged (past)

Questions

What does untwig mean?: To remove twigs from.
Where does untwig come from?: From un- + twig.

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