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accloy

/əˈklɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cloy
IPA
/əˈklɔɪ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To drive a nail into a horseshoe; to lame.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To overfill; to fill to satiety; to stuff full.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To clog, clog up; to block.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To be disgusting to.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English acloyen, from Old French encloyer, encloer (“to drive in a nail”), from Medieval Latin inclavare, from Latin in- + clavus (“nail”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: acloyen, encloyer, inclavare, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

accloys (present, singular) accloying (participle, present) accloyed (participle, past) accloyed (past)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce accloy?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈklɔɪ/.
What does accloy mean?
To drive a nail into a horseshoe; to lame.
Where does accloy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce accloy

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