Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claybank

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clay-bank
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bank of clay.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A dun-coloured horse.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A dun-coloured horse.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Reverdy made one action of throwing his leg over the claybank’s back to the ground, and slipping the bridle over the smooth peg left from the limb of the young tree-trunk which formed one of the posts of the porch."
"I took Señorita Anabela for a walk in the lemon grove while Fergus, disfiguring himself with an ugly frown, was waltzing with the claybank girl."

Etymology

From clay + bank. First attested in 1755.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1755

Usage

Inflected Forms

claybanks (plural)

Questions

What does claybank mean?: A bank of clay.
Where does claybank come from?: First known use: First attested in 1755.

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