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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bourd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bourd
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A joke; jesting, banter.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English bourde, from Old French bourde.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bourds (plural)

Derived Forms

bourder

Questions

What does bourd mean?
A joke; jesting, banter.
Where does bourd come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce bourd

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