Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baywood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: bay-wood
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wood of the bay tree.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice treacle may be uſed in the ſame manner with good ſucceſs."
"We have an inquiry at hand in which a party wishes to be advised where he can buy baywood lumber..."

Etymology

From bay + wood.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

bay wood (alternative) bay-wood (alternative)

Questions

What does baywood mean?: The wood of the bay tree.
Where does baywood come from?: From bay + wood.

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