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westward ho!

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
west-ward ho!
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A seaside village in Northam parish near Bideford, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4329).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Chosen as an unusual name to attract tourists, after Charles Kingsley's best-selling novel Westward Ho! (1855), which was set in nearby Bideford. The phrase itself comes from westward + ho (variant of hey), the call of Thames ferrymen indicating their proffered direction.

Phrases

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! another village with an exclamation mark in its name

Frequently Paired Words

Westward Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! another village with an exclamation mark in its name

Questions

What does westward ho! mean?
A seaside village in Northam parish near Bideford, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4329).
Where does westward ho! come from?
Chosen as an unusual name to attract tourists, after Charles Kingsley's best-selling novel Westward Ho! (1855), which was set in nearby Bideford. The phrase itself comes from westward + ho (variant of hey), the call of Thames ferrymen indicating their proffered direction.

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