Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arkansaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: arkan-saw
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Obsolete spelling of Arkansas.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"On one occasion when court met at Arkansaw Post, the Colonel was particularly desirous of making a good record."
"There was an honest farmer / Who hailed from Arkansaw, / And landed hopeful in Fort Sill / To register for a draw."
"1910, anonymous, “The State of Arkansaw” in John A. Lomax, Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads, New York: Sturgis & Walton, p. 227, I landed in St. Louis with ten dollars and no more; / I read the daily papers till both my eyes were sore; / I read them evening papers until at last I saw / Ten thousand men were wanted in the state of Arkansaw."

Usage

Obsolete

Derived Forms

Arkansawyer

Questions

What does arkansaw mean?: Obsolete spelling of Arkansas.

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