saucery
/ˈsɔːsəɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Vinegar and cold water, brought by the groom of the saucery ; the chief officers also of the cellar and pantry are to be ready, one with a cup of red wine, and the other with a manchet, (of bread) to offer the criminal after the hand be cut off..."
- "It may have been delivered direct to the saucery by the wardrobe clerk, but this can not be proved, as the 'Black Book' lacks an independent 'sausery' section."
- "Next door to the dry fish house, a staircase went up to the first floor to a landing which led left into the pastry and saucery office (no. 21) and right into the confectionary (no. 22)."
Etymology
From Middle English saucerie, from Old French sausserie.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: saucerie, sausserie