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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chimb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chimb
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The projecting edge of a cask or barrel, formed by the joined ends of the staves.

noun

A plank which connects the sides of a ship to the deck.

Etymology

From Middle English chymbe, from Old English *ċimb (“a joining, joint”), possibly from Proto-West Germanic *kimbu (“a pressing together, conjunction”), derived from or related to Proto-West Germanic *kimban (“to press or fit together”), from Proto-Germanic *kimbaną (“to squeeze, compress”), from Proto-Indo-European *gem- (“to grab; hold; press; pack; cram”); whence also Old English ċimban (“to join”). Cognate with West Frisian kym, kime, kjim, kjimme (“edge, rim, chimb”), Dutch kim (“chimb, bilge, horizon”), Low German Kimm (“groove, horizon”), German Kimme (“groove, slit, notch”), Swedish kim, kimbe, kimme (“rod, plank, flat trough made of thin timber”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chimbs (plural) chime (alternative) chine (alternative)

Questions

What does chimb mean?
The projecting edge of a cask or barrel, formed by the joined ends of the staves.
Where does chimb come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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