Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wineskin

/ˈwaɪnˌskɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: wine-skin
IPA: /ˈwaɪnˌskɪn/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine.

Etymology

From wine + skin.

Inflected Forms

wineskins (plural)

Phrases

new wine in an old wineskin

Frequently Paired Words

waterskin

Questions

How do you pronounce wineskin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪnˌskɪn/.
What does wineskin mean?: A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine.
Where does wineskin come from?: From wine + skin.

How to pronounce wineskin

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