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crackow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crack-ow
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of shoe worn in the Middle Ages, with a pointy pike.

noun

The pike on this shoe.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English crakou, crawcow, named after Cracow in Poland, where they were first worn in the 14th century.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

crackows (plural) cracow (alternative) crakow (alternative) crackowe (alternative)

Synonyms

poulaine

Questions

What does crackow mean?
A type of shoe worn in the Middle Ages, with a pointy pike.
Where does crackow come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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