Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footpaddery

/fʊtˈpæ.dɚˌɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: foot-pad-dery
IPA: /fʊtˈpæ.dɚˌɹi/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The crime of robbing travelers on the road.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The smugglers were a lawless and desperate body, but they did not, as a rule, descend to footpaddery or robbery."
"Not just a little footpaddery, but robbery on the grand scale."
"Whilst descriptions of 'The West End Fair Gang', and freferences to the 'Captain of the Gan' John Henley, recall models of criminal confederacy evoked in earlier accounts of highway robbery and footpaddery, these events, wrapped as they were in the language of hustling, also reflect some of the newer concerns about public space in this period."

Etymology

From footpad + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: footpad

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fʊtˈpæ.dɚˌɹi/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce footpaddery?: The recorded pronunciation is /fʊtˈpæ.dɚˌɹi/.
What does footpaddery mean?: The crime of robbing travelers on the road.
Where does footpaddery come from?: From footpad + -ery.

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