Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bettering house

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
bet-ter-ing -house
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poorhouse or workhouse.

Inflected Forms

bettering houses (plural)

Questions

What does bettering house mean?
A poorhouse or workhouse.

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