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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ash-hopper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
ash-hop-per
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cask filled with ash used to produce lye, which would be leached out by water (especially rainwater).

American usage

Example Sentences

  • "There was an ash-hopper by the fence, and an iron pot, for soft-soap-boiling, near it."

Usage

Inflected Forms

ash-hoppers (plural)

Questions

What does ash-hopper mean?
A cask filled with ash used to produce lye, which would be leached out by water (especially rainwater).

How to pronounce ash-hopper

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