liniment
/ˈlɪnəmənt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Denton (Dan Duryea): You're a peddler, aren't you? / Henry J. Fate (Malcolm Atterbury): Oh yes, dealer in everything. Utensils, herbs, medicine, liniments and tonics, farm implements, clothing, and potions."
- "He had a blanket across his withers and wore four bandages, the two front ones up over his knees. The odor of liniment was strong. The horse dragged his feet laboriously."
Etymology
From Middle English lynyment (“something used for smearing or anointing”), a learned borrowing from Late Latin linīmentum.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂leyH-, lynyment, linīmentum