cossid
/ˈkɒsɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any moth of the family Cossidae of carpenter miller moths.
Example Sentences
- "On the 28th April a cossid arrived here from the Sirdars of Candahar, with letters from Dost Mahomed Khan, and Nawab Jubbar Khan."
- "As elsewhere, contact was maintained by means of fleet-footed messengers, known as cossids, who took their lives in their hands running the gauntlet with secret despatches concealed on them."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: قَاصِد, ق ص د
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkɒsɪd/