causey
/ˈkɔzi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.88 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A paved path or highway; a street, or the part of a street paved with paving or cobbles as opposed to flagstones.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "than com Soriondes with all his peple that was so grete, and sette ouer the cauchie so rudely as horse myght renne."
- "He said he would pay them a cent for every two loads of stones or gravel which they should wheel in to make the causey."
- "I could see through the open doorway some fishermen in guernseys sitting on the grass listening, and a boat was drawn up on the shingle and others moored to the cauchie."
- "Satan went down The Causey to Hell Gate."
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman caucie, chaucee et al., from Late Latin calceāta. In Guernsey use after Guernsey Norman cauchie.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɔzi/
- British English: /ˈkɔːzi/