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calcatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-ca-to-ry
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin calcātōrium, from calcāre (“to trample”) + -tōrium (“-ory: forming locations”), from calx (“heel”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to calcate + -ory.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

calcatories (plural)

Synonyms

winepress particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine

Questions

What does calcatory mean?
Synonym of winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine.
Where does calcatory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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