clydesdale
/ˈklaɪdzdeɪl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The valley of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS91).
name
A former district of Strathclyde, Scotland, renamed from Lanark in 1980, and abolished in 1996 along with the region.
name
A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
name
A town in Harry Gwala District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
name
A locality in the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
noun
A particularly large and powerful breed of draught horse; an individual of this breed.
Example Sentences
- "The Clydesdale was developed in the seventeenth century in the Scottish region whence its name."
- "Their great grandfather kept several Clydesdales for the heavier work."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Slang