Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockcroft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
cock-croft
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Topographic surname from Old English cocc (“cock, rooster”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Cockcrofts (plural) Cockroft (alternative) Cocroft (alternative)

Phrases

Cockcroft-Walton accelerator Cockcroft-Walton generator Cockcroft-Walton multiplier

Questions

What does cockcroft mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does cockcroft come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce cockcroft

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