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cockayne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
cock-ayne
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative spelling of Cockaigne.

name

A surname from Middle English.

Etymology

From Middle English cokayne (“cloud-cuckooland, Cockaigne”), a nickname for an idle dreamer.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Cockaynes (plural) Cockin (alternative) Cokayne (alternative)

Phrases

Cockayne Hatley Cockayne syndrome

Questions

What does cockayne mean?
Alternative spelling of Cockaigne.
Where does cockayne come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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