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carthoun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
carthoun
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of early cannon.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kartaune, from Italian quartana (“25-pounder cannon”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

carthouns (plural)

Questions

What does carthoun mean?
A type of early cannon.
Where does carthoun come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce carthoun

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