hodmandod
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A snail.
Example Sentences
- "But more the pity of the Gods / Extended toward these Hodmandods[.]"
- "The Creatures that caſt their Skin are, the Snake, the Viper, the Grashopper, the Lizard, the Silk-worm, &c. Thoſe that caſt their Shell are, the Lobſter, the Crab, the Cra-fish, the Hodmandod or Dodman, the Tortoise, &c. The old Skins are found, but the old Shells never: So as it is like they ſcale off, and crumble away by degrees."