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rounce

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rounce
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again.

noun

The whole apparatus by which the form is moved under the platen.

verb

To restore (damaged coffee) by stirring it in a tub with boiling water and then drying it.

noun

Alternative form of rams (“card game”).

Uncountable

Etymology

Compare French ronce (“bramble, brier, thorn”), ranche (“a round, step, rack”), or English round.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

rounces (plural) rounces (present, singular) rouncing (participle, present) rounced (participle, past) rounced (past)

Phrases

rounce robble hobble

Frequently Paired Words

rounce robble hobble

Questions

What does rounce mean?
The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again.
Where does rounce come from?
It is traced to French.

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