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bodle

/bˈoʊdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
bo-dle
IPA
/bˈoʊdəl/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny.

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived or worked at a particularly large house, from Old English botl (“dwelling house”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bodles (plural) boddle (alternative)

Rhymes With

modal intermodal yodel bimodal hodel odle roedel knodel

Questions

How do you pronounce bodle?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈoʊdəl/.
What does bodle mean?
A former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny.
Where does bodle come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce bodle

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