Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

court-cupboard

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: court-cup-board
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A movable sideboard or buffet on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special occasions.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Away with the joint stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

court-cupboards (plural)

Questions

What does court-cupboard mean?: A movable sideboard or buffet on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special occasions.

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