Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whipstaff

/ˈʍɪpstɑːf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whip-staff
IPA: /ˈʍɪpstɑːf/

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached perpendicularly to the tiller for steering a ship.

Etymology

From whip + staff.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈʍɪpstɑːf/

Inflected Forms

whipstaffs (plural) whipstaves (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce whipstaff?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʍɪpstɑːf/.
What does whipstaff mean?: A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached perpendicularly to the tiller for steering a ship.
Where does whipstaff come from?: From whip + staff.

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