Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canstick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-stick
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A candlestick (candle holder).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned, / Or a dry wheel grate on the axle-tree, / And that would set my teeth nothing on edge, / Nothing so much as mincing poetry."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

cansticks (plural)

Questions

What does canstick mean?: A candlestick (candle holder).

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