Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ashplant

/ˈæʃ.plænt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ash-plant
IPA: /ˈæʃ.plænt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ash sapling.

noun

A walking stick.

noun

A cane for administering corporal punishment.

Example Sentences

"The colonnade above him made him think vaguely of an ancient temple and the ashplant on which he leaned wearily of the curved stick of an augur. / He began to beat the frayed end of his ashplant against the base of a pillar."
"She look her hat, and ashplant, and left them."
""She'll do," said Kelly and tapped his ash-plant / Across her hindquarters."
"Unconscious of their bulging eyes, he pounded on the door of the mayor's house with the knob of his ashplant."
"Bob Cherry bent over and touched his toes. The ashplant swished and swished."

Etymology

From ash + plant.

Inflected Forms

ashplants (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ashplant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæʃ.plænt/.
What does ashplant mean?: An ash sapling.
Where does ashplant come from?: From ash + plant.

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