Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arrow-hole

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: ar-row--hole
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of arrowslit.

noun

A hole of puncture in a body, the result of being shot with an arrow.

Example Sentences

"There were arrow-holes in the battlements, from which archers were shooting."
"There was an arrow-hole in his abdomen, from which blood was seeping."

Etymology

From arrow + hole.

Inflected Forms

arrow-holes (plural)

Synonyms

arrowslit

Questions

What does arrow-hole mean?: Synonym of arrowslit.
Where does arrow-hole come from?: From arrow + hole.

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