Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whipsocket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whip-sock-et
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mount on a buggy that holds the whip while it is not in use.

Example Sentences

"The reins were wrapped around the whipsocket. The buggy was empty. This was nothing unusual at livery stables, for their customers often left their rigs to return alone […]"

Etymology

whip + socket.

Inflected Forms

whipsockets (plural)

Questions

What does whipsocket mean?: A mount on a buggy that holds the whip while it is not in use.
Where does whipsocket come from?: whip + socket.

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