Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaffwax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chaf-fwax
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chancery officer who prepared and fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents. The job remained until the 19th century

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

chaffwaxes (plural) chafewax (alternative) chaff-wax (alternative)

Questions

What does chaffwax mean?: A chancery officer who prepared and fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents. The job remained until the 19th century

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