Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hedge-breaking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: hedge-break-ing
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The crime of cutting and taking away branches of a hedge.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Might she not, being perhaps accustomed to Hedge-breaking her self, be able to inform her, that there were no Sticks to be had at Cromer?"
"But the holiday was for all, the rapture of awakening Nature for all, the various outdoor joys of puddles and sun and hedge-breaking for all."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hedge-breaking mean?: The crime of cutting and taking away branches of a hedge.

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