Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porpentine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: por-pen-tine
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of porcupine.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[T]hese wordes of his moue me as much, / As if a Goose should play the Porpintine, / And dart her plumes, thinking to pierce my brest, […]"
"I could a Tale vnfold, vvhoſe lighteſt vvord / VVould harrovv vp thy ſoule, freeze thy young blood, / Make thy tvvo eyes like Starres, ſtart from their Spheres, / Thy knotty and combined locks to part, / And each particular haire to ſtand an end, / Like Quilles vpon the fretfull Porpentine: […]"
"Odd that he [Hamlet's ghost] should have said porpentine when he meant porcupine. Slip of the tongue, no doubt, as so often happens with ghosts."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

porpentines (plural) porpintine (alternative)

Questions

What does porpentine mean?: Obsolete form of porcupine.

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