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barmskin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
barm-skin
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blacksmith's leather apron.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English barnyskyn, barym skyn.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

barmskins (plural)

Questions

What does barmskin mean?
A blacksmith's leather apron.
Where does barmskin come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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