Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buttery hatch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: but-tery hatch
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An opening in the wall (originally of a buttery) through which drinks and provisions can be served.

Example Sentences

"[H]e built a dining-room close to his kitchen, with a buttery-hatch opening into it, so that he and his friends might enjoy beef-steaks, hot and hot, upon the same plan as the members of the Beef-steak Club are supplied at their room in the Lyceum."

Inflected Forms

buttery hatches (plural)

Questions

What does buttery hatch mean?: An opening in the wall (originally of a buttery) through which drinks and provisions can be served.

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